“... religion (ought to be if it isn't) a great deal more than mere gratification of the instinct for worship linked with the straight-teaching of irreproachable credos. Religion must be life made true; and life is action, growth, development--begun now and ending never.” IfsLifeMadeActionLife IsReligionGrowthDealsTeachingDevelopmentOughtWorshipMereInstinctLinkedGratificationCredo Book:The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper: Including A Voice from the South and Other Important Essays, Papers, and Letters Source: The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper: Including A Voice from the South and Other Important Essays, Papers, and Letters
“A candle is a living, flickering light. It can easily be blown out. As we watch a candle burn we see the wax diminish. It melts away - a symbol for life. [...] Candles have long been central to worship. By lighting them we announce that we are entering into a different sense of time. Not the usual ticktock time of daily living, but sacred time, a timeless time.” LifeLongBookDifferentLightTimeWatchesWorshipSacredSymbolsUsualCandleTimelessEnteringDiminishLightingDaily LivingFlickering Light Author:Gunilla Brodde Norris