“But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It's a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.”
“There's no truer sign of love, nothing more beautiful, than sacrifice.”
“But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He's one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!”
“The idea of someone knowing when real love has come and gone from this life, how that person can love the memory of someone more than they could ever love again. There's no truer sign of love, nothing more beautiful, than sacrifice.”
“The virtue involved in helping those one loves is not 'selflessness' or 'sacrifice,' but integrity.”
“A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, and must empty ourselves. Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in his love than in your weakness.”