70 Bethlehem Quotes to Help You Find Inspiration and Peace

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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

Bethlehem and Golgotha, the Manger and the Cross, the birth and the death, must always be seen together. — J. Sidlow Baxter

If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eternally. — Angelus Silesius

The hinge of history is on the door of a Bethlehem stable. — Ralph Washington Sockman

Bethlehem was God with us, Calvary was God for us, and Pentecost is God in us. — Robert Baer

O come all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. — Frederick Oakeley

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

May the star of Bethlehem shine in your path. — Samael Aun Weor

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

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

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

There were only a few shepherds at the first Bethlehem. The ox and the donkey understood more of the first Christmas than the high priests in Jerusalem. And it is the same today. — Thomas Merton

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

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

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

Short Bethlehem Quotes

  • Peace on earth, and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled. — Charles Wesley
  • We came from Bethlehem, Georgia bearing Betty Crocker cake mixes into the jungle. — Barbara Kingsolver
  • And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches toward Bethlehem to be born? — William Butler Yeats
  • I started working for Bethlehem Steel when I was about 16 during the summers. — Richard Serra
  • If the eternal King started in Bethlehem, so will anyone who follows Him. — Mike Bickle
  • The miracle of Christmas is not on 34th street; it's in Bethlehem. — Rick Warren
  • You wonder if God has a place for a person like you. Find your answer in the Bethlehem stable. — Max Lucado
  • Have I allowed my personal human life to become a 'Bethlehem' for the Son of God? — Oswald Chambers
  • God has a timeline. And because of Bethlehem, we have an idea where we stand on it. — Max Lucado
  • In the town of Bethlehem many years ago, a man got religion and he changed the status quo. — Phil Ochs

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More 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

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

The stars which shone over Babylon and the stable in Bethlehem still shine as brightly over the Empire State Building and your front yard today. — Linda Goodman

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

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

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. — Joan Didion

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

Like God, Christmas is timeless and eternal, from everlasting to everlasting. It is something even more than what happened that night in starlit little Bethlehem; it has been behind the stars forever. There was Christmas in the heart of God before the world was formed. — Roy Rogers

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

One of the most amazing things ever said on this earth is Jesus's statement: "He that is greatest among you shall be your servant." Nobody has one chance in a billion of being thought really great after a century has passed except those who have been the servants of all. That strange realist from Bethlehem knew that. — Harry Emerson Fosdick

HARK how all the Welkin rings "Glory to the Kings of Kings, "Peace on Earth, and Mercy mild, "GOD and Sinners reconcil'd! Joyful all ye Nations rise, Join the Triumph of the Skies, Universal Nature say "CHRIST the LORD is born to Day! — Charles Wesley

There would be no Christmas if there had not been Easter. The babe Jesus of Bethlehem would be but another baby without the redeeming Christ of Gethsemane and Calvary, and the triumphant fact of the Resurrection. — Sayings

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

The Eucharist began at Bethlehem in Mary's arms. It was she who brought to humanity the Bread for which it was famishing, and which alone can nourish it. She it was who took care of that Bread for us. It was she who nourished the Lamb whose life-giving Flesh we feed upon — Peter Julian Eymard

Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville. — Jesse Jackson

The wonder and awe of Christmas is just a beginning. Christmas reminds us that the babe born in Bethlehem has given us purpose for living, and what happens next to us largely depends on how we embrace our Savior, Jesus Christ, and follow Him. — Rosemary M. Wixom

Today Christmas has become a commercial celebration, whose bright lights hide the mystery of God’s humility, which in turn calls us to humility and simplicity. Let us ask the Lord to help us see through the superficial glitter of this season, and to discover behind it the child in the stable in Bethlehem, so as to find true joy and true light. — Pope Benedict XVI

The Bible carries with it the history of the creation, the fall and redemption of man, and discloses to him, in the infant born at Bethlehem, the Legislator and Savior of the world. — John Quincy Adams

The immense step from the Babe at Bethlehem to the living, reigning triumphant Lord Jesus, returning to earth for His own people - that is the glorious truth proclaimed throughout Scripture. As the bells ring out the joys of Christmas, may we also be alert for the final trumpet that will announce His return, when we shall always be with Him. — Alan Redpath

Let the Bible be the Bible. It's not about science. It's not accurate history. It is a grab bag of religious fantasies written by many authors. Some of its myths, like the Star of Bethlehem, are very beautiful. Others are dull and ugly. Some express lofty ideals, such as the parables of Jesus. Others are morally disgusting. — Martin Gardner

The more we are proud that the Bethlehem story is plain enough to be understood by the shepherds, and almost by the sheep, the more do we let ourselves go, in dark and gorgeous imaginative frescoes or pageants about the mystery and majesty of the Three Magian Kings. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

Two thousand years ago, the Holy family had a ramble from Nazareth to Bethlehem - in much the same way as I'm having a ramble from Norwich to Swaffham. Although I'm not comparing myself to Jesus - I don't want to get bogged down in that whole controversy again. — Steve Coogan

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