Ego Quote by Barbara Brown Taylor
“I'll do my best to always put God and neighbor ahead of ego, but I want to find myself, and if finding myself means losing my ego self, I'll go there.”
About This Quote
Source Sermon: The Gift of Being, 2015
Balancing self‑discovery with service to God and others requires letting go of ego to find true identity.
In simple terms: Find yourself by serving others, even if it means losing ego.
Key Takeaway
Serve God and neighbor, then discover self.
Themes
service
spiritual growth
ego transcendence
Mood
reflective
inspirational
Type
spiritual
motivational
When to use this quote
- volunteering
- prayer
- personal reflection
Key Concepts
self‑actualization
theology
Questions to Reflect On
- What does “ego” mean to you?
- How can service reveal your true self?
A Different Perspective
Self‑loss can be mistaken for self‑neglect.
![“repression, which “proceeds from the self-respect of the ego … [the person] has set up an ideal in himself by which he measures his actual ego [self]…. For the ego the formation of an ideal would be the conditioning factor of repression” (1914c, pp. 93-94).” quote by Joseph Sandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/feb/joseph-sandler-102577_identity_repression-which-proceeds-from-the-self_7627.jpg)
![“With all the conceptual truths in the universe at His disposal [Jesus] did not give them something to think about together when He was gone. Instead, He gave them concrete things to do - specific ways of being together in their bodies - that would go on teaching them what they needed to know when…” quote by Barbara Brown Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c4e/barbara-brown-taylor-3225_being-together_with-all-the-conceptual-truths-in-the-un_159849.jpg)
