Quotes about Formation

Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.

They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.

They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.

They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.

My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,

For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.

In almost any group of people you'll find hierarchy. When groups of adults form in the real world, it's generally for some common purpose, and the leaders end up being those who are best at it. The problem with most schools is, they have no purpose. But hierarchy there must be. And so the kids make one out of nothing.

In those moments, I'd known that something new was being formed in me, too, created so gently that I hadn't even realized it until that evening by the shore.

Stalactites and stalagmites.

First we form habits, but then our habits form us.

The missionary experience is part of Christian formation and it is important for adolescents and young people to be able to live it personally.

Spiritual formation is relational formation. It is easier, and therefore more talked about, to practice spiritual disciplines in an effort to feel God's presence than to practice them in order to draw on the Spirit's power to love well. Spiritually forming people may or may not regularly experience God with them. But spiritually forming people will grow to increasingly reveal God's nature by how they relate.