Quotes About Spirituality

Each of you is a daughter of God. Reflect on all the wondrous meaning of that one paramount fact.

That's the test, when all is said and done. Does it persuade one to do good, to rise, to stand tall, to do the right thing, to be kind, to be generous? Then it is of the Spirit of God. If it is dark, sinister, ugly, not good, then you may know that it is of the adversary.

To have a simple, untroubled faith, you must keep your spiritual innocence. That requires avoiding cynicism and criticism. This is the day of the cynics, the critics, and the pickle-suckers. Criticism is the forerunner of divorce, the cultivator of rebellion, sometimes a catalyst that leads to failure. In the Church, it sows the seed of inactivity and finally apostasy.

Within us is something of divinity. One who has this knowledge and permits it to influence his life will not stoop to do a mean or cheap or tawdry thing.

Interpretation that aims at, or thrives on, uniqueness can usually be attributed to pride (an attempt to "outclever" the rest of the world), a false understanding of spirituality (wherein the Bible is full of deeply buried truths waiting to be mined by the spiritually sensitive person with special insight), or vested interests (the need to support a theological bias, especially in dealing with texts that seem to go against that bias).

As long as we submit ourselves to Jesus, we have the power to love this boldly.

the finest thing a father can do for his daughter is not to promise her protection forever, but to overcome his own ego and introduce her to the Father larger than himself.

To pray is also to breathe, and possibility is for the self what oxygen is for breathing.

In singing the psalms, one is actively committing oneself to following the God-approved life. This is what we are doing singing the psalms.

We can't maintain the pace unless we pray, study Scripture, and read heavy doses of the classical spiritual literature.

The forming of the soul that it might be a dwelling place for God is the primary work of the Christian leader.

Down on my knees again. Worship isn't enough." Peter leaned forward and rubbed his forehead against Charlie's. "I'm going to like this," he murmured. "Daily services. Hourly services.

the faithholder is his faith. He and it make, not two, but a single thing. Since he and it are one, there's no way to take it from him. That makes him a very powerful opponent. In fact, it makes him an unconquerable opponent; since even death can't touch him in his most important part.

Age is a prison we cannot escape but only by death into another world

Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul; Love is the only angel who can bid the gates unroll...

The man who wants to be an angel is never in a hurry to begin.

I would rather be an angel than God!

It is a beautiful, a bless'd belief, That the beloved dead, grown angels, watch The dear ones left behind...

If you woo the company of the angels in your waking hours, they will be sure to come to you in your sleep.

To dream of an Angel is very good, denoting prosperity, joy, and the fulfilment of every wish. Should the angel turn away, it is a warning to reform.

Angels can fly directly into the heart of the matter.

Angels have no philosophy but love.

We're all kissed by angels but some of us never think to pucker.

Sometimes even the flight of an angel hits turbulence.