I am thankful that there are those among us who have sacrificed dearly on behalf of us. And I ardently pray to God that I might be less like myself and more like them.
To lead solely on the behalf of those being led is the utter pinnacle of fatherhood, and it is sad that so few ever stand on the summit.
(a.) Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice.
If it has anything to do with me, it has nothing to do with sacrifice.
We have errantly romanticized love as something we freely get verses something we sacrifice for in the giving.
Real relationships are the product of time spent, which is why so many of us have so few of them.
The only things I truly keep are those things that I give away.
Despite how utterly massive they might be, it is never the size of the arsenal nor the strength of the warrior. Rather, it is a heart bent on sacrifice that is the most potent weapon of all.
Oh God, please find it within your heart to grant me a heart that looks after itself only because it has first looked after others. And help me to realize that anything less is not a heart.
To make a choice not to sacrifice is to decide that I am better off allowing a life to perish than release the resources I possess that might allow it to thrive. And because of choices such as these,...
While we tediously check our weaponry before entering into battle, do we check our hearts? For without exception, that is the greatest weapon of all.
Making oneself large involves intentionally making oneself small.
While real sacrifice is committed to the result, it relishes the effort