“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” —Saint Francis de Sales
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Living as Peace
For the world to be able to live in peace we must begin living as peace. To have peace we must be peace. Simple as that. But of course we know in the reality of our world it really isn’t. Nobody wants to be the first to let go of the anger and strife thatContinue reading “Living as Peace”
The challenge of the formlessness of God
“One of the most challenging aspects for those who are seeking to find the God of their understanding for the first time is His formlessness. It can be difficult to believe in, and connect with, something that cannot be seen. Perhaps this is because although God is in all things He is felt and experiencedContinue reading “The challenge of the formlessness of God”
To Know God is to be Transformed
“To know God is to be transformed, and thus to be introduced to a life that could not otherwise be experienced.”— D. A. Carson
The Eye Through Which I See God
“The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.” Meister Eckhart Readmore: https://www.searchquotes.com/search/Knowing_God/#ixzz6O84GBztL
He thinks of God instead of experiencing God
“We try to evade the question of existence with property, prestige, power, possession, production, fun, and, ultimately, by trying to forget that we- that I- exist. No matter how much he thinks of God or goes to church, or how much he believes in religious ideas , if he, the whole man, is deaf toContinue reading “He thinks of God instead of experiencing God”
To Know God is to be transformed
“To know God is to be transformed, and thus to be introduced to a life that could not otherwise be experienced.”— D. A. Carson
Don’t wait till you die to rest in peace
Rest in peace is a phrase we usually hear when someone has died. But we don’t have to die to rest in peace. We can rest in the peace of God right here and right now. Yes, right smack dab in the chaos and turmoil of the world around us. All we have to doContinue reading “Don’t wait till you die to rest in peace”
Silence will illuminate you in God
“Silence will illuminate you in God… and deliver you from phantoms of ignorance. Silence will unite you to God…. In the beginning we have to force ourselves to be silent. But then from our very silence is born something that draws us into deeper silence. May God give you an experience of this ‘something’ thatContinue reading “Silence will illuminate you in God”
The ultimate goal of Christian experience
“To know God and to find one’s full satisfaction in that knowledge is the ultimate goal of Christian experience. The Lord’s greatest delight comes when His people discover the ultimate value lies in the knowledge of God. Nothing in the material world can complete with the delights that are present in His Person.” Max Anders
