#ritual

There is one power in the Universe and we can all use it. ↗

— Ernest Holmes

#science

The soul, in its loneliness, hopes only for "salvation." And yet what is the burden of the Bible if not a sense of the mutuality of influence, rising out of an essential unity, among soul and body and community and world? These are all the works of God, and it is therefore the work of virtue to make or restore harmony among them. The world is certainly thought of as a place of spiritual trial, but it is also the confluence of soul and body, word and flesh, where thoughts must become deeds, where goodness must be enacted. This is the great meeting place, the narrow passage where spirit and flesh, word and world, pass into each other. The Bible's aim, as I read it, is not the freeing of the spirit from the world. It is the handbook of their interaction. It says that they cannot be divided; that their mutuality, their unity, is inescapable; that they are not reconciled in division, but in harmony. What else can be meant by the resurrection of the body? The body should be "filled with light," perfected in understanding. And so everywhere there is the sense of consequence, fear and desire, grief and joy. What is desirable is repeatedly defined in the tensions of the sense of consequence. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#earth #salvation #spirit #spiritual #virtue

My biggest fear, even now, is that I will hear Jesus' words and walk away, content to settle for less than radical obedience to Him.  ↗

— David Platt

#dreams

Silence embeds thoughts better than speeches. If you are afraid of silence, you are afraid of your thoughts. ↗

— Rossana Condoleo

#happiness #inspirational #self #self-development #self-improvement

How hurtful it can be to deny one's true self and live a life of lies just to appease others. ↗

— June Ahern

#psychology #spirituality #truth #life

One of the most spiritual things you can do is embrace your humanity. Connect with those around you today. Say "i love you", "i'm sorry", "i appreciate you", "i'm proud of you"...whatever you're feeling. Send random texts, write a cute note, embrace your truth and share it...cause a smile today for someone else...and give plenty of hugs. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#compassion #humanity #inspirational #kindness #life

We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically. ↗

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

#life #spirituality #life

To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God's grace means. ↗

— Brennan Manning

#spiritual #life

In a futile attempt to erase our past, we deprive the community of our healing gift. If we conceal our wounds out of fear and shame, our inner darkness can neither be illuminated nor become a light for others. ↗

— Brennan Manning

#healing #light #spiritual-life #wounds #life

Joy is the realest reality, the fullest life, and joy is always given, never grasped. God gives gifts and I give thanks and I unwrap the gift given: joy. ↗

— Ann Voskamp

#spirituality #life