Quotes for All
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
God is always coming to you in the Sacrament of the Present Moment. Meet and receive Him there with gratitude in that sacrament. Evelyn Underhill
Spirituality is no different from what weve been doing for two thousand years just by going to church and receiving the sacraments, being baptized, learning to pray, and reading Scriptures rightly. Its just ordinary stuff. Eugene H. Peterson
I wish I could pass my life at the foot of the holy tabernacles in which our adorable Saviour dwells. Eugene de Mazenod
O Lord, we cannot go to the pool of Siloe to which you sent the blind man. But we have the chalice of Your Precious Blood, filled with life and light. The purer we are, the more we receive. Ephrem the Syrian
It might be lonelier Without the Loneliness – I’m so accustomed to my Fate – Perhaps the Other – Peace – Would interrupt the Dark – And crowd the little Room – Too scant – by Cubits – to contain The Sacrament – of Him – I am not used to Hope – It might … Read more
A Light exists in Spring Not present on the Year At any other period – When March is scarcely here A Color stands abroad On Solitary Fields That Science cannot overtake But Human Nature feels. It waits upon the Lawn, It shows the furthest Tree Upon the furthest Slope you know It almost speaks to … Read more
Nothing more do I ask than to share with you the ecstasy and sacrament of my life. Emily Dickinson
Answer on being asked her opinion of Christ’s presence in the Sacrament. ‘Twas God the word that spake it, He took the Bread and brake it; And what the word did make it That I believe, and take it. Elizabeth I
If the Bible teaches the equality of women, why does the church refuse to ordain women to preach the gospel, to fill the offices of deacons and elders, and to administer the Sacraments…? Elizabeth Cady Stanton