“Yes, great God, these torrents of tears which flow down from my eyes announce thy divine presence in my soul. This heart hitherto so dry, so arid, so hard; this rock which thou hast struck a second time, will not resist thee any longer, for out of it there now gushes healthful waters in abundance. The selfsame voice of God which overturns the mountains, thunders, lightens, and divides the heaven above, now commands the clouds to pour forth showers of blessings, changing the desert of his soul into a field producing a hundredfold; that voice I hear.” HeartSoulHardGodEyeHeavenVoiceWaterRocksFieldsTearsDivineBlessingMountainFlowCloudsCommandMy SoulTheeDesertDryAbundanceDividesShowersThunderVoice Of God Author:Jean Baptiste Massillon
“I should never stand alone in this desert world, but that manna would drop from heaven, if I would but rise with every rising sun to gather it.” IfsThinkingWorldShouldHeavenSunDesertRisingStand Alone Author:Margaret Fuller
“Illustrious confessors of Jesus Christ, a Christian finds in prison the same joys as the prophets tasted in the desert. Call it not a dungeon, but a solitude. When the soul is in heaven, the body feels not the weight of fetters; it carries the whole man along with it.” MenFeelsSoulWholeBodyChristianJoyJesusHeavenChristLibertySolitudeJesus ChristWeightPrisonDesertProphetCarrieDungeonsFetters Author:Tertullian
“Acquire knowledge. It enables its possessor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to Heaven; it is our friend in the desert, our society in solitude, our companion when friendless; it guides us to happiness; it sustains us in misery; it is an ornament among our friends and an armor against enemies.” WayLightHappinessHeavenEnemySolitudeMiseryGuidesDesertAcquireOur SocietyCompanionArmorOrnamentsFriendless Author:Elijah Muhammad
“An object is great in proportion to its power of resistance to time and the elements. That is why we think the pyramids are great. But see, the desert is greater than the pyramids, and the sea is greater than the desert, and the heavens are greater than the sea.” ThinkingHeavenGreaterSeaObjectsElementsResistanceDesertProportionPyramids Book:The Book of Khalid: A Critical Edition Source: The Book of Khalid: A Critical Edition