Reverence
Generic Definition
“showing particular attention to a person, feeling and demonstrating an attitude of honor”
Biblical Definition
“showing respect and honor towards God and holding in high esteem persons, places and times that He has set apart”
Bible Verse
“You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the LORD.”
Leviticus 19:32
Notable Quotes
sourceAlbert Schweitzer
Alsatian polymath.“Just as white light consists of colored rays, so reverence for life contains all the components of ethics: love, kindliness, sympathy, empathy, peacefulness and power to forgive.”
sourcePlato
“Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.”
sourceSocrates
“Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence.”
sourceMark Twain
“Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God.”
Downloads
- Character Trait Report (pdf)
- Intended to be used on a weekly basis.
- Students describe how they put the character trait into practice.
- Parent affirms, signs and dates the document.
