16 baptismal sayings beautifully illustrated
You already have the greeting card for the baptism in your hand, the pen is out – but you can’t decide which baptismal motto you want to dedicate to the baptized? Our guest author Rena von Rundfux has illustrated her 16 most beautiful sayings for you. Maybe the right one is there?
- According to John 8:12: “Jesus says: ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Christoph August Tiedge: “Be an angel to your world as much as you can, and it will be heaven for you, as much as it can, despite the feeling of shortcomings.”
- Epictetus: “When all the doors are closed and the windows are blacked out, you must not think you are alone. God is with you and your guardian angel.”
- Moses Joseph Roth: “Laughter is a light, silver bell that a good angel gave us to take with us on our journey through life.”
- Luciano de Crescenzo: “We are all angels with only one wing. To fly, all we have to do is hug.”
- “If a child is born somewhere, an angel stands by it and guards it day after day and night after night for the rest of its life!”
- Hermann Hesse: “And every beginning has a magic that protects us and helps us to live.”
- Psalm 91:11: “The Lord be with you to show you the right way.”
- From the Talmud: “Every blade of grass has its angel who bends over it and whispers to it: grow, grow!”
- Pope John Paul I: “We humans are a kind of angel who no longer have wings: but we remember that we once had them. When we believe in getting her back, hope transforms us.”
- “You surround me from all sides and hold your hand over me.”
- “Dare to believe in yourself, to be yourself and to stand by your opinion. Pursue your goals and live your dream. Whenever you fall, get up and try again. Be brave and take your chances. Never regret the things you did wrong, only regret the things you didn’t do!”
- Bernard of Clairvaux: “A soul is never without the escort of angels, for these enlightened spirits know that our soul is worth more than the whole world.”
- “I wish you an angel.
I wish you an angel who understands you.
I wish you an angel walking beside you.
I wish you an angel who loves you.
I wish you an angel who gives you confidence.
I wish you an angel to guide you.
I wish you an angel who feels your sorrow.
I wish you an angel who laughs with you.
I wish you an angel who makes your life brighter.” - According to Mark 10, 13-16:
“’Let the children come to me, do not hinder them! Because people like them belong to the kingdom of God. Amen, I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.’ And he took the children in his arms: then he laid his hands on them and blessed them.” - Irish blessing song:
May the road bring us together
And the wind be at your back,
Softly fall the rain on your fields
And warm on your face the sunshine.
And until we meet again,
God hold you tight in his hand;
And until we meet again,
God hold you tight in his hand.
Lead the road you walk,
Always downhill to your destination;
When it gets cold, have warm thoughts
And the full moon in the dark night.
Have a soft pillow under your head,
Have clothes and daily bread,
Be in heaven for more than forty years,
Before the devil knows you’re already dead.
Until we meet again,
I hope that God will not leave you,
He holds you in his hands,
But his fist never squeezes you too tight.