Togetherness is a substitute
Togetherness is a substitute sense of community, a counterfeit communion. Gabriel Vahanian
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Togetherness is a substitute sense of community, a counterfeit communion. Gabriel Vahanian
There are hours when the Church must say NO to those who should ask communion with her, in the doing of her work, upon the basis of compromise. G. Campbell Morgan
Never let yourself think that because God has given you many things to do for Himpressing routine jobs, a life full up with duties and demands of a very practical sort—that all these need separate you from communion with Him. God is always coming to you in the Sacrament of the Present Moment. Meet and … Read more
He is life’s liberating force. He is release of limbs and communion through dance. He is laughter, and music in flutes. He is repose from all cares — he is sleep! When his blood bursts from the grape and flows across tables laid in his honor to fuse with our blood, he gently, gradually, wraps … Read more
My love affair with nature is so deep that I am not satisfied with being a mere onlooker, or nature tourist. I crave a more real and meaningful relationship. The spicy teas and tasty delicacies I prepare from wild ingredients are the bread and wine in which I have communion and fellowship with nature, and … Read more
Jesus did not have a value for prayer for prayer’s sake. He had a value for the intimate communion between God and man. Erwin McManus
The transcendental point of view, the habit of thought bred by communion with earth and sky, had refined the grain while it had roughened the husk. Ellen Glasgow
All true obedience comes from the heart. It was heart work with Christ. And if we consent, He will so identify Himself with our thoughts and aims, so blend our hearts and minds into conformity to His will, that when obeying Him we shall be but carrying out our own impulses. The will, refined and … Read more
I will tell you why we have these extraordinary minds and souls, Miss Whittaker,\” he continued, as though he had not heard her. \”We have them because there is a supreme intelligence in the universe, which wishes for communion with us. This supreme intelligence longs to be known. It calls out to us. It draws … Read more
You could sit on top of a mountain praying for hours a day and still not make it if you had no love in your heart. You could spend your life feeding the poor and still not make it because your karma required you to bear and nurture children. The path home to God is … Read more