Spiritual Quotes - Page 170

I call him religious who understands the suffering of others.

religion's for those who believe in hell and a spiritual belief is for those who've been there.

Although the act of nurturing another's spiritual growth has the effect of nurturing one's own, a major characteristic of genuine love is that the distinction between oneself and the other is always maintained and preserved.

It is impossible for us to fail when we do our best when we are on the Lord's errand.

Pollinate the world with the pure love of Christ.

Madam de Stael pronounced architecture to be frozen music; so is statuary crystalized spirituality.

Learn as much by writing as by reading.

If such external influences are intrinsic to religion, then logic and scientific thought dictate that there must be a mechanism by which this influence is transmitted. A religious or spiritual belief that involves an invisible undetectable force that nonetheless influences human actions and behavior or that of the world itself produces a situation in which a believer has no choice but to have faith and abandon logic--or simply not care.

I don't have any spiritual strategy.

There is no moment, ever, that does not either hold an opportunity or a lesson that God is offering.

What is Truth? Truth is the attribute of when the human heart marries the love of God, and the result is passion for your spiritual path.

If I have even just a little sense, I will walk on the main road and my only fear will be of straying from it. Keeping to the main road is easy, But people love to be sidetracked.

More than anything else today, followers believe they are part of a system, a process that lacks heart. If there is one thing a leader can do to connect with followers at a human, or better still a spiritual level, it is to become engaged with them fully, to share experiences and emotions, and to set aside the processes of leadership we have learned by rote.

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.

As patterns of obedience develop, the specific blessings associated with obedience are realized and belief emerges. Desire, hope, and belief are forms of faith, but faith as a principle of power comes from a consistent pattern of obedient behavior and attitudes. Personal righteousness is a choice. Faith is a gift from God, and one possessed of it can receive enormous spiritual power.

Secular writers can tell a story about the physical, the emotional, and the intellectual parts of a character. But no matter how well they tell the story, they miss a facet that is innately part of all of us - the spiritual.

We are beginning to realize that even the most fortunate people are living far below capacity, and that most human beings develop not more than a small fraction of their potential mental and spiritual efficiency. The human race, in fact, is surrounded by a large area of unrealized possibilities, a challenge to the spirit of exploration.

Sowing and reaping is a spiritual law...Sow generously and you will reap generously.

I have come to believe that giving and receiving are really the same. Giving and receiving - not giving and taking

Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life.

In spiritual maturity, the opposite of injustice is not justice but compassion.

Spiritual wisdom consists in finding out the subtleties, policies, and depths of any indwelling sin... to trace this serpent in all its turnings and windings; be able to say, at its most secret actings, 'This is your old way and course; I know what you aim at.'

What can this world offer comparable with that insight into spiritual things, that keen faith, that heavenly peace, that high sanctity, that everlasting righteousness, that hope of glory, which they have, who in sincerity love and follow our Lord Jesus Christ?

My religious point of view is something I can't talk about. It goes against my belief system to talk publicly about my own spiritual beliefs.