Quotes About Worship

It is not the rituals of worship that please the gods.

She certainly didn't have the ability to share her ability with the envious ones—she could only share the products of her ability. They gladly took those, and then resented her for being able to produce them. Most human beings, she concluded long ago, love to worship from afar people with extraordinary ability, but prefer to have their friends be genial incompetents. And, of course, most of them get their preference.

calling a man a god did not elevate the man, it only diminished the idea of godhood.

Do the gods of different nations

Are there any who can honestly boast, My worshippers obey my good laws, And treat each other kindly, And live simple generous lives?

It was not intended as a compliment. It was a confession. Now that I have made it, something seems to have gone out of me. Perhaps one should never put one's worship into words.

It is quite true that I have worshipped you with far more romance of feeling than a man usually gives to a friend. Somehow, I had never loved a woman. I suppose I never had time. Perhaps, as Harry says, a really grande passion is the privilege of those who have nothing to do, and that is the use of the idle classes in a country

You became to me the visible incarnation of that unseen ideal whose memory haunts us artists like an exquisite dream. I worshipped you. I grew jealous of every one to whom you spoke. I wanted to have you all to myself.

Respect the gods and the devils but keep them at a distance

?????? 'while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them

Nor does God whisper through the trees. His voice is not to be mistaken. When men hear it they fall to their knees and their souls are riven and they cry out to Him and there is no fear but only wildness of heart that springs from such longing...

Lastly she said that God was not interested in our theology but only in our silence.

If we admit instrumental musick in the worship of God, how can we resist the imposition of all the instruments used among the ancient Jews?—yea, dancing as well as playing, and several other Judaic actions? or, how can we decline a whole rabble of church-officers, necessary to be introduced for instrumental musick, whereof our Lord Jesus Christ hath left us no manner of direction?

Ye monsters of the bubbling deep, Your Maker's praises spout; Up from the sands ye codlings peep, And wag your tails about

The people who were least expected to worship the Christ-child come to do so, while those who should have been awaiting him are threatened by his arrival.

We should know and celebrate God with our whole person. While too many Christians neglect to serve God with the mind, others cultivate only their minds and neglect the emotional aspects of worship.

She looked at her roses. They were white, some incurved and holy, others expanded in an ecstacy. The tree was dark as a shadow. She lifted her hand impulsively to the flowers; she went forward and touched them in worship.

Well, if one had to prostitute oneself, let it be to a bitch-goddess!

Why should I pray? Why should I venerate and be ceremonious?

Diam dan kagum, ketika aku kecil, Aku ingat saat mendengar pendeta tiap hari Minggu memasukkan Tuhan ke dalam pernyataan, Walt Whitman

There is in all humans, however, a desire and a deeply felt duty to worship a more intimate God

Initiates were required to stand, lay their hand on their breast, and answer properly four questions: Do you have disrespect for any current member? Do you love mankind in general regardless of religion or profession? Do you feel people should ever be punished because of their opinions or mode of worship? Do you love and pursue truth for its own sake? Franklin

One's true religion is what one cares about most.

Create your Gods and they will watch over you!