For me this is St. Francis.
2006-10-15 07:55:22 · 32 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Non Christians who do you most admire?
2006-10-15 07:55:46 · update #1
Fellow Christians please note I said ADMIRE not Adore. I reserve adoration for God alone.
2006-10-15 07:58:56 · update #2
for me it would have to be John the Baptist. he knew the path the Lord had chosen for him and he lived his life as God wanted.
imagine---being the forerunner---the announcer of Jesus! i can't imagine a more exalted role for a human to play, unless it would be the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
perhaps 'exalted' isn't the right word for John's role in Jesus' life. perhaps important or pivotal would be more appropriate. John's message was simple---The Lord is coming! Get ready! Clean your lives up! Repent and believe! The Lord is coming!
and the humility he showed towards Christ when Jesus came to him to be baptized and he said "Lord, it is I who should be baptized of You!"
and when he told his followers that he was not the Messiah, another was to come, whose sandals he was not fit to tie! Wow, what a message.
what a lucky man he was!
John the Baptist for me.
2006-10-15 08:00:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I admire Mother Theresa and St. Francis of Asisi
2006-10-15 08:11:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There many. St. Mary, St. Francis, St. Joseph, St. Teresa, St. Benedict, St. Paul, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Maximillian Kolbe, and Pope John Paul II, to name a few.
2006-10-15 07:58:34 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I admire many. Buddha, Gandhi, Martin Luther, The Dalai Lama, Billy Graham.
2006-10-15 07:59:15 · answer #4 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Martin Luther
Paul of Tarsus
John the Beloved
Brother Lawrence
2006-10-15 08:01:31 · answer #5 · answered by movielovingirl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pope John Paul II and St. Joseph son of Jacob.
2006-10-15 07:57:51 · answer #6 · answered by Inquirer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Melchizadek , Adam , Eve , st Francis of Assisi
2006-10-15 08:08:50 · answer #7 · answered by samssculptures 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
#1. John Paul II, we love you!!! Ok, this is the only Pope I've had until Benedict ... and JPII reached out to my generation major. I missed him when he visited Denver (sigh) ... he certainly was blessed with diplomacy, and communications.
#2. Blessed Mother Theresa. Loved her philosophy, "Eveyone wants to be big and take credit for the big stuff, but few are willing to do the little stuff to acheive greatness".
This is outside of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary, & Joseph (luv).
2006-10-15 08:07:28 · answer #8 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
John the Baptist.
Elijah.
Billy Graham
Mary Magdalene
2006-10-15 08:01:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dear, before I read your final statement, my mind automatically popped up Francesco Bernardone, Francis of Assisi. Born to wealthy parents, he renounced all to follow the teachings of Christ. My second choice would be Mother Teresa!
2006-10-15 08:05:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋