Though I have seen (and quoted) this movie an innumerable amount of times, this quote struck me in a new way one day while I was driving my car. It was almost Easter, and it randomly popped into my head how similar in meaning this quote - as you wish - is to another that is often heard around Eastertide - not My will, but Yours be done.
Both quotes communicate a preference of others over self. Both are about the laying down of one's own desires, own life, for the sake of another's. Both speak of sacrificial love, a kind that requires, and demands, nothing in return. Neither quoter insists on their own way, neither is self-seeking.
Both really are other ways of saying, "I love you."
Both speak of acts of service, worship, submission and surrender.
As YOU wish, not as I wish.
Your way, not mine.
I hang it as a reminder and a prayer. It is the position I pray that I pray from. It is the position I pray that I live from. For my Lord and Saviour, for my neighbours, for my family, for my friends, and for the world.
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Both quotes communicate a preference of others over self. Both are about the laying down of one's own desires, own life, for the sake of another's. Both speak of sacrificial love, a kind that requires, and demands, nothing in return. Neither quoter insists on their own way, neither is self-seeking.
Both really are other ways of saying, "I love you."
Both speak of acts of service, worship, submission and surrender.
As YOU wish, not as I wish.
Your way, not mine.
I hang it as a reminder and a prayer. It is the position I pray that I pray from. It is the position I pray that I live from. For my Lord and Saviour, for my neighbours, for my family, for my friends, and for the world.
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If you would like a digital copy of this print, or a new original, hand-lettered, please message me.
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