Quotes about Connection
Therefore, on hearing His words let no one say either: "These are not Christ's words," or "These are not my words." On the contrary, if he knows that he is in the body of Christ, let him say: "These are both Christ's words and my words." Say nothing without Him, and He will say nothing without thee. We must not consider ourselves as strangers to Christ, or look upon ourselves as other than Himself.
— St. Augustine
He no more wished to speak alone than He wished to exist alone, since He says: Behold, I am with you all days, unto the consummation of the world (Matt. 28:20). If He is with us, then He speaks in us, He speaks of us, and He speaks through us; and we too speak in Him.
— St. Augustine
Though absent from our eyes, Christ our Head is bound to us by love. Since the whole Christ is Head and body, let us so listen to the voice of the Head that we may also hear the body speak.
— St. Augustine
Tear your heart away from everything else; then seek God and you will surely find him.
— Teresa of Avila
Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
— Teresa of Avila
When one loves, one does not calculate.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
The soul is like an uninhabited world that comes to life only when God lays His head against us.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
I bet you to believe me when I say again that we do not need a great house, Sarah. We only need a great love.
— Stephanie Grace Whitson
Remember,my son, that when you have such a friend it is a rare gift from the Father.Ever since that day, Wind has been my best friend." Rides the Wind paused and looked across the fire at Jesse. "Until,of course, I found a certain white woman on the prairie." He stared at Jesse,who answered playfully, "My dear husband,what an honor it is to know that I rank above your horse.
— Stephanie Grace Whitson
The amount of truth a relationship can handle is proportional to the amount of perceived love that's present.
— Henry Cloud
We hurt most who we love the most. Bad grammar, painful truth.
— Andy Stanley