“When we think of the height of God's infinity we should not despair of His compassion reaching us from such a height; and when we recall the infinite depth of our fall through sin we should not refuse to believe that the virtue which has been killed in us will rise again. For God can accomplish both these things: He can come down and illumine our intellect with spiritual knowledge, and He can raise up the virtue within us and exalt it with Himself through works of righteousness.” ThinkingShouldBelieveHas BeensChristianSpiritualFallSinCompassionVirtueDespairInfiniteDown AndRaisesDepthRefuseAccomplishIntellectHeightReachingOrthodoxRighteousnessInfinityRecallsRaise UpSpiritual Knowledge Author:Maximus the Confessor
“There is unusual power in united prayer. God has planned for His people to join together in prayer, not only for Christian fellowship, spiritual nurture, and growth, but also for accomplishing His divine purposes and reaching His chosen goals.” PeopleChristianTogetherSpiritualPurposeGoalGrowthPrayerUnitedDivineChosenReachingUnusualNurtureFellowshipDivine PurposeChristian Fellowship Book:Mighty Prevailing Prayer Source: Mighty Prevailing Prayer
“Baba tells us that when we serve another, we should remind ourselves that we are serving the Divinity within that other. This is something that we frequently forget, for it needs a very big mental re-adjustment. Don't worry about it -- just serve! But the very least that is demanded of us in this context is to RESPECT the person we are serving. That includes respecting their beliefs; in fact, it means reaching their spiritual Self through their beliefs, not ours. It means putting oneself in their shoes; cheering them up if possible, but seeing things from their point of view.” IfsNeedsShouldMeanPersonsSelfFactsBigsSpiritualBeliefForgetViewsWorrySeeingShoesOneselfPoint Of ViewReachingDivinityServingCheerAdjustmentBaba Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Spiritual growth is like childbirth: you dilate, then you contract, you dilate, then you contract again. as painful as it all feels, it's the necessary rhythm for reaching the ultimate goal of total openness.” FeelsSpiritualGoalGrowthUltimatePainfulRhythmReachingSpiritual GrowthContractsOpennessChildbirthUltimate Goal Book:A Woman's Worth Source: A Woman's Worth
“I already had the sense that I was someone who was more spiritual than specifically religious. ... I'm really interested in those things that are more far-reaching than culture, nationality, race, religion.” SpiritualCultureReligiousRaceReachingNationality Author:Emma Watson
“Before any final solution to American history can occur, a reconciliation must be effected between the spiritual owner of the land - American Indians - and the political owner of the land - American Whites. Guilt and accusations cannot continue to revolve in a vacuum without some effort at reaching a solution.” SpiritualPoliticalEffortLandSolutionsGuiltFinalsReachingOwnersAmerican HistoryReconciliationVacuumsAccusationAmerican Indian Book:God Is Red: A Native View of Religion Source: God Is Red: A Native View of Religion
“People getting ready to go to jobs that they don’t like, jobs that are making them sick. You see when you are not pursuing your goal, you are literally committing spiritual suicide. When you have some goal out here that you are stretching for and reaching for that takes you out of your comfort zone, you’ll find out some talents and abilities you have that you didn’t know you have.” PeopleKnowsJobsSpiritualGoalAbilityTalentReadyComfortSickSuicideReachingZoneComfort ZoneStretchingTalents And Abilities Author:Les Brown
“I began my pilgrimage on the first of January in 1953. It is my spiritual birthday of sorts. It was a period in which I was merged with the whole. No longer was I a seed buried under the ground, but I felt as a flower reaching out effortlessly toward the sun.” FirstsWholeSpiritualFeltSunFlowerPeriodsSeedsReachingBuriedReach OutJanuaryPilgrimage Author:Peace Pilgrim