Quotes About Spirituality

Whenever I'm talking about relationships, it's always at least three things. It's my relationship with myself, my relationship with God or an idea, and then usually somebody, a real person. I try to operate on all three levels at the same time, and it's difficult, but I never want to have a break-up song or something like that.

I am drawn to Christ but I have real problems with the Catholic Church.

Our real work is prayer. What good is the cold iron of our frantic little efforts unless first we heat it in the furnace of our prayer? Only heat will diffuse heat.

You can realise God as you progress in music; nothing in between.

We may not realise it, but dancing is a form of meditation.

The most common phrase bandied about these days is 'Oh my God'. People say it automatically all the time - not realising that that's a form of prayer.

The Lord always comes first in our lives, and then everything else comes second. And so with my music and with my platform, I have places to talk about the Lord and His goodness.

You know, a lot of people give up their religion, but, oh, my goodness, they go through such agonies. I never did.

I love gospel, Christian R&B, and rap.

Even if I make a gospel album, my gospel songs are going to get you dancing and crunk.

Through the ages, many of His children have had access to the blessings of the gospel, but many more have not.

I came up in gospel.

I'm from the gospel world. I grew up playing in church.

I love the Lord. I did grow up in a gospel family.

I love listening to gospel records.

I listen to everything. My playlists are wide-ranging. I listen to classic rock, gospel, Christian, soul.

I love gospel music, I love gangsta music.

I grew up on a lot of gospel music.

I've said to others that there were places I had forgotten about that were just so powerful. I've read the Gospels many times, but it's been a while since I've read through a whole book.

I wanted to keep a Gothic cathedral alive in my heart.

And my Christianity, first and foremost, governed the way that I tried to deal with people.

I try to live my life with grace and through grace even though I don't particularly believe in the divine - and that's a direct result of my having been raised Catholic.

Faith is pretty much the essence of mine and Grace's being.

I was probably about 22 years old when I recommitted myself to get off the fence and go all in and get serious about my faith. That's really when I experienced God's love and His forgiveness and His true grace.