“Remember, my brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. God chooses those that the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And He chooses those that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
God has chosen things despised by the world, small things counted as nothing at all, and has used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. As a result, no one can ever presume to boast in the presence of God.”
1 Corinthians 1:26-29
“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord, Lord’, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who obey the will of my Father. On the last day many will say, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And I will say to them, ‘Depart. I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”
Matt 7:21-26
“Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks into the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7
“We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.”
Francis of Assisi, Fioretti di San Francesco
