“Because a woman brought death a bright Maiden overcame it, and so the highest blessing in all of creation lies in the form of a woman, since God has become man in a sweet and blessed Virgin.” MenFormLyingWomenCreationSweetBlessingHighestBlessedVirginsMaidens Author:Hildegard of Bingen
“But for the present I would lie there and know I didn't have to get up, and feel the holy emptiness and blessed fatigue of a saint after the dark night of the soul. For God and Nothing have a lot in common. You look either one of Them straight in the eye for a second and the immediate effect on the human constitution is the same.” KnowsFeelsHumansLooksSoulEyeLyingNightDarkCommonEffectsHolyConstitutionBlessedSaintGet UpEmptinessFatigueDark NightDark Night Of The Soul Book:All the King's Men Source: All the King's Men
“Drop a grain of California gold into the ground, and there it will lie unchanged until the end of time; . . . drop a grain of our blessed gold [wheat] into the ground and lo! a mystery.” EndsLyingMysteryGoldBlessedCaliforniaGrainEnd TimesWheat Author:Edward Everett