Bethlehem Quotes

• The star of Bethlehem was a star of hope that led the wise men to the fulfillment of their expectations, the success of their expedition. Nothing in this world is more fundamental for success in life than hope, and this star pointed to our only source for true hope: Jesus Christ.

  D. James Kennedy

  Christmas, Wise, Jesus

  "The Book of Christmas Hope". Book by Reed Markham, p. 91, 2011.

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• Christ was born in the first century, yet he belongs to all centuries. He was born a Jew, yet He belongs to all races. He was born in Bethlehem, yet He belongs to all countries.

  George W Truett

  Christmas, Country, Race

  "Who Said That?: More than 2,500 Usable Quotes and Illustrations". Book by George Sweeting, p. 101, 1995.

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• May we be enlightened by a ray of the light that comes from Bethlehem, the light of He who is 'The Greatest' and made himself small.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Light, Rays, May

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• The coming of Jesus at Bethlehem brought joy to the world and to every human heart. may His coming this Christmas bring to each one of us that peace and joy that He desires to give.

  Mother Teresa

  Christmas, Jesus, Heart

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• There are only two places where the powerful and great in this world lose their courage, tremble in the depths of their souls, and become truly afraid. These are the manger and the cross of Jesus Christ....No priest, no theologian stood at the cradle of Bethlehem. And yet, all Christian theology finds its beginnings in the miracle of miracles, that God became human.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Christian, Jesus, Powerful

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jana Riess, O. C. Dean, Jr. (2010). “God Is in the Manger: Reflections on Advent and Christmas”

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• May the star of Bethlehem shine in your path.

  Samael Aun Weor

  Stars, Shining, May

  Daath Gnosis, Samael Aun Weor “Gnostic Christification”, Lulu.com

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• I've left Bethlehem, and I feel free. I've left the girl I was supposed to be, and some day I'll be born.

  Paula Cole

  Girl, Feminist, Born

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• One response was given by the innkeeper when Mary and Joseph wanted to find a room where the Child could be born. The innkeeper was not hostile; he was not opposed to them, but his inn was crowded; his hands were full; his mind was preoccupied. This is the answer that millions are giving today. Like a Bethlehem innkeeper, they cannot find room for Christ. All the accommodations in their hearts are already taken up by other crowding interests. Their response is not atheism. It is not defiance. It is preoccupation and the feeling of being able to get on reasonably well without Christianity.

  Billy Graham

  Children, Taken, Heart

  "Generation NeXt Parenting: A Savvy Parent's Guide to Getting it Right". Book by Tricia Goyer, 2010.

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• If Jesus were born one thousand times in Bethlehem and not in me, then I would still be lost.

  Corrie Ten Boom

  Jesus, Lost, Born

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• O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.

  Phillips Brooks

  Christmas, Stars, Lying

  Phillips Brooks, “O Little Town Of Bethlehem”

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• The hinge of history is on the door of a Bethlehem stable.

  Ralph Washington Sockman

  Christmas, Doors, Stable

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• O come all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant,
  O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.

  Frederick Oakeley

  Christmas, Faithful, Joyful

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• This Advent we look to the Wise Men to teach us where to focus our attention. We set our sights on things above, where God is. We draw closer to Jesus... When our Advent journey ends, and we reach the place where Jesus resides in Bethlehem, may we, like the Wise Men, fall on our knees and adore him as our true and only King.

  Mark Zimmermann

  Christmas, Wise, Jesus

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• Maybe your life resembles a Bethlehem stable. Crude in some spots, smelly in others. Not much glamour. Not always neat. People in your circle remind you of stable animals: grazing like sheep, stubborn like donkeys, and that cow in the corner looks a lot like the fellow next door. You, like Joseph, knocked on the innkeeper's door. But you were too late. Or too old, sick, dull, damaged, poor, or peculiar. You know the sound of a slamming door.

  Max Lucado

  Animal, Sheep, Doors

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• Bethlehem was God with us, Calvary was God for us, and Pentecost is God in us.

  Robert Baer

  Oneness, God With Us, Calvary

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• Joyful, all ye nations, rise. Join the triumph of the skies. With angelic hosts proclaim "Christ is born in Bethlehem!

  Charles Wesley

  Sky, Joy, Triumph

  Charles Wesley (1889). “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing”

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• Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man.

  Pope Francis

  Journey, Men, Light

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• Bethlehem was just the beginning. I call Jesus Christ's next appearance, Bethlehem, Act 2. No silent night this time, however. The skies will open, trumpets will blast, and a new kingdom will begin.

  Max Lucado

  Jesus, Night, Sky

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• Look at the Bethlehem birth. A king ordered a census. Joseph was forced to travel. Mary, as round as a ladybug, bounced on a donkey's back. The hotel was full. The hour was late. The event was one big hassle. Yet, out of the hassle, hope was born. It still is.

  Max Lucado

  Kings, Ladybugs, Events

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• Let us pause before the Child of Bethlehem. Let us allow our hearts to be touched, let us allow ourselves to be warmed by the tenderness of God; we need his caress. God is full of love: to him be praise and glory forever! God is peace: let us ask him to help us to be peacemakers each day, in our life, in our families, in our cities and nations, in the whole world. Let us allow ourselves to be moved by God's goodness.

  Pope Francis

  Children, Heart, Cities

  "Urbi et Orbi (To the City and the World)". Pope Francis' Christmas Day message address from the Vatican, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 25, 2013.

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• For outlandish creatures like us, on our way to a heart, a brain, and courage, Bethlehem is not the end of our journey but only the beginning - not home but the place through which we must pass if ever we are to reach home at last.

  Frederick Buechner

  Christmas, Home, Heart

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• Though Christ a thousand times in Bethlehem be born, If he's not born
  in thee thy soul is still forlorn.

  Angelus Silesius

  Soul, Christ, Thee

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• What good does it do me if Christ was born in Bethlehem once if he is not born again in my heart through faith?

  Origen

  Faith, Inspiration, Heart

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• The miracle of Christmas is not on 34th street; it's in Bethlehem.

  Rick Warren

  Miracle, Streets

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• Peace on earth, and mercy mild
  God and sinners reconciled.

  Charles Wesley

  Earth, Christian Christmas, Mercy

  Hymns and Sacred Poems "Hymn for Christmas-Day" (1739). GeorgeWhitefield, in A Collection of Hymns for Social Worship (1753), altered Wesley's first two lines to "Hark! The Herald Angels sing / Glory to the new-born King!"

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