--- title: "10 God Tree Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 10 God Tree quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best God Tree sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/irenaeus-of-lyons-18423_debt_through-a-tree-we-were-made-debtors-to-g_1834225.png" --- > [Through a tree we were made debtors to God; so through a tree we have our debt canceled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irenaeus-of-lyons/through-a-tree-we-were-made-debtors-to-god-so-through-a-tree-we-have/) [Irenaeus of Lyons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irenaeus-of-lyons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/irenaeus-of-lyons-18423_debt_through-a-tree-we-were-made-debtors-to-g_1834225.png) > [A tree gives glory to God by being a tree. For in being what God means it to be it is obeying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/a-tree-gives-glory-to-god-by-being-a-tree-for-in-being-what-god-means/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/thomas-merton-231_giving_a-tree-gives-glory-to-god-by-being-a-tre_1561931.jpg) > [We could not become like God, so God became like us. God showed us how to heal instead of kill, how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-held-evans/we-could-not-become-like-god-so-god-became-like-us-god-showed-us-how/) [Rachel Held Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-held-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/rachel-held-evans-2876_buried_we-could-not-become-like-god-so-god-beca_1675573.jpg) > [“It is not always more work that we want so much as a better motive. Many of us do a good deal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-l-moody/it-is-not-always-more-work-that-we-want-so-much-as-a-better-motive/) [Dwight L. Moody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-l-moody/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffe/dwight-l-moody-1085_love_it-is-not-always-more-work-that-we-want_3181440.png) > [We come from God. As the tree from the root and the stream from the spring; that's why we should always be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pythagoras/we-come-from-god-as-the-tree-from-the-root-and-the-stream-from-the/) [Pythagoras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pythagoras/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/535/pythagoras-2290_contact_we-come-from-god-as-the-tree-from-the-ro_2401347.jpg) > [A tree gives glory to God by being a tree. For in being what God means it to be it is obeying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/a-tree-gives-glory-to-god-by-being-a-tree-for-in-being-what-god-means-2/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/thomas-merton-231_consent_a-tree-gives-glory-to-god-by-being-a-tre_2294763.jpg) > [All about us, in earth and air, wherever the eye or ear can reach, there is a power ever breathing itself forth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-macdonald/all-about-us-in-earth-and-air-wherever-the-eye-or-ear-can-reach-there/) [George MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/george-macdonald-295_air_all-about-us-in-earth-and-air-wherever-t_1137825.png) > [“Drool has sprouted an erection. Let’s ask him what he’s thinking about. Had his way with a knotted oak on the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-moore/drool-has-sprouted-an-erection-let-s-ask-him-what-he-s-thinking-about/) [Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/christopher-moore-353_trees_drool-has-sprouted-an-erection-let-s-ask_557643.png) > [This sounds cheesy but when I would get in discussions with people about religion or spirituality, a lot of people would say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-maines/this-sounds-cheesy-but-when-i-would-get-in-discussions-with-people/) [Natalie Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-maines/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f92/natalie-maines-15318_believe_this-sounds-cheesy-but-when-i-would-get_1173117.jpg) > [“A TREE gives glory to God by being a tree. For in being what God means it to be it is obeying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/a-tree-gives-glory-to-god-by-being-a-tree-for-in-being-what-god-means-3/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/thomas-merton-231_creative-love_a-tree-gives-glory-to-god-by-being-a-tre_2958532.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-tree/#itemlist", "name": "God Tree Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Through a tree we were made debtors to God; so through a tree we have our debt canceled.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Irenaeus of Lyons" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irenaeus-of-lyons/through-a-tree-we-were-made-debtors-to-god-so-through-a-tree-we-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/irenaeus-of-lyons-18423_debt_through-a-tree-we-were-made-debtors-to-g_1834225.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/irenaeus-of-lyons-18423_debt_through-a-tree-we-were-made-debtors-to-g_1834225.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/irenaeus-of-lyons-18423_debt_through-a-tree-we-were-made-debtors-to-g_1834225.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Through a tree we were made debtors to God; so through a tree we have our debt canceled.” — Irenaeus of Lyons", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A tree gives glory to God by being a tree. 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