Spiritual Quotes - Page 151

The hand of the Creator is actively involved in every atom, every plant, every creature, and yourself, in every cell in your body.

The roots of the Divine are entrenched in this body. If you nurture the roots, how can you avoid the flowering?

It is the pain of ignorance which makes one into a seeker.

Intelligence is of paramount importance to live life sensibly, because without intelligence, there is no clarity. And Clarity is intelligence everyone is capable of.

The problem of money dogs our steps throughout the whole of our lives, exerting a pressure that, in its way, is as powerful and insistent as any other problem of human existence. And it haunts the spiritual search as well.

Fatigue is the price of leadership. Mediocrity is the price of never getting tired.

If the world is to hear the church's voice today, leaders are needed who are authoritative, spiritual, and sacrificial. Sacrificial, because this trait follows the model of Jesus, who gave Himself for the whole world and who calls us to follow in His steps.

Scripture is the most up-to-date and relevant reading that ever comes my way.

The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.

Abandon the secret chamber and the spiritual life will decay.

Actions are but lifeless forms whose soul is the secret of sincerity in them

Fear is an acid which is pumped into one's atmosphere. It causes mental, moral and spiritual asphyxiation, and sometimes death; death to energy and all growth.

Possibly the words materialism and spirituality express two sides of one and the same fact.

That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics or philosophy. It is the direct measure of man's spiritual vision.

As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.

People suffer from pain and call it evil, yet in reality it may be growing pains of the Spirit-the changing of the body into a finer and more spiritual substance.

Without solitude it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life. ...We do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside some time to be with God and listen to him.

There's biology in everything, even when you're feeling spiritual.

Things of heaven cannot be obtained by perseverance; they are the grace of God. To open to this and trust in it is how belief is crystallized into faith. We cannot pay for it in any form, in any way, by our goodness, by our piety, by our great qualities, merits, or virtues; nothing. It is a gift, and all we can do is receive it.

Abortion raises moral and spiritual questions over which honorable persons can disagree sincerely and profoundly. But those disagreements did not then and do not now relieve us of our duty to apply the Constitution faithfully.

Well, any love makes us vulnerable. Whatever we love will give the gift of pain somewhere along the road. But who would live sealed in spiritual cellophane just to keep from ever being hurt? There are a few people like that. I'm sorry for them. I think they are as good as dead.

You can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it.

Developing the muscles of the soul demands no competitive spirit, no killer instinct, although it may erect pain barriers that the spiritual athlete must crash through.

We may fight against what is wrong, but if we allow ourselves to hate, that is to insure our spiritual defeat and our likeness to what we hate.

The English are not a very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity.