Godparents are special people. They are always there for you, love you, support you, and encourage you. They’re another pair of parents you can turn to for advice or a listening ear.
Godparents are those that stand up at a child’s baptism and promise to help raise that child in the Christian faith. The practice of choosing Godparents to help raise children to know their Christian faith started around the 2nd century, with the practice of infant baptism. The Godparent or Sponsor was there to witness the baptism of the child, and then took responsibility for raising that child to know their Christian faith and aid in lifelong spiritual formation.
Historically, in some civil circles, Godparents were also responsible for the legal guardianship of their godchildren if anything were to happen to their parents.
“For anyone who has had a Christian upbringing, or has a friend who is Christian, you understand why being asked to be a confirmation sponsor or a godparent is a big deal. Such roles mean someone thinks of you as a role model, that you are a person they can rely on for guidance and support throughout their lives. Essentially, they think you’re the bomb.” -Lauren Stanton
Because Godparents are such wonderful people, we would be remiss if we didn’t recognize them with some great Godparent Quotes! We have Quotes for Godparents, Christian Godparent Quotes, and Celebrity Godparent Quotes that you’ll just love!
Quotes for Godparents
- “That’s enough, and I have a ministry as a neighbor as well. A ministry as a friend and a ministry as an aunt and a godmother, and family is very much in the circle of my vocation.” -Barbara Brown Taylor
- “You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day. My godmother used to say, ‘I don’t want to rust out, I just want to work out. If you stand still long enough, people will throw dirt on you.’” – Ben Vereen
- “This reminds me, Godmother, to ask you a serious question. You are as wise as wise can be (having been brought up by the fairies), and you can tell me this: Is it better to have had a good thing and lost it, or never to have had it?” -Charles Dickens
- “I knew that I was loved. And that’s such an important thing. And, of course, at such an early age, you take it for granted. Of course, your parents love you. Of course, Mrs. Hubert across the street loves you, and your godmother loves you, and your grandparents love you.” – Jessye Norman
- “Morning is my godmother. Loving me like no other. Yeah, morning is my godmother. Loving me like no other.” – Bill Callahan
- “I was a teenage godmother.” – Theresa May
Christian Godparent Quotes
- “As the moment of your baptism arrives, I wish you feel the love that God has showered on you and you feel what a blessed child you are! God Bless!” -Janette Rallison
- Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. -Proverbs 22:6
- For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:11-13
- He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young. – Isaiah 40:11
- And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. – Philippians 4:19-2
- But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. -2 Corinthians 12:9
- To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. -1 Timothy 1:2
- You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. -Deuteronomy 6:7
- He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. -Esther 2:7
Celebrity Godparent Quotes
- “Her father’s a friend of mine, and when she was born, he said, ‘You just have to be her godmother,’ and I said, ‘I accept.’ We never did do a big ceremony, but I’m so proud of her, love her, and she’s just like one of my own.” – Dolly Parton (on being godmother to Miley Cyrus)
- “I’m a godmother, that’s a great thing to be, a godmother. She calls me god for short, that’s cute, I taught her that.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “I’m a godmother which is just, that’s fun to be a godmother. She is so precious, she’s the light of my life, she’s two—or five or something.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “I’m not sure I would be a good godmother. I have read about it, and I found that the godmother’s position is to take care of the morals of the child. I don’t know how good I would be at that.” – Susan Glaspell
- “Always a godmother, never a mother. That sucks. I’ve got to get me one of those little accessories.” – Courteney Cox
- “My best friend just had a baby, and she’s my age. So I’m a godmom now, which is crazy.” – Kristen Stewart
- “Many people don’t realize that June Carter Cash was my godmother. She and mother were very tight.” – Hank Williams Jr.
- “People called me the godmother of punk, but I never named myself anything.” – Patti Smith
- “I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.” – Laura Dern
- “The children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.” -Whitney Houston
Conclusion
Being a Godparent is a huge responsibility, but heaped with rewards as the child you have promised to love and cherish grows into a wonderful young man or woman. We hope these quotes will fill you up with joy and give you a little inspiration along your journey in Godparenthood!
