Quotes about Hidden

Here, if any where, in considering the hidden mysteries of Scripture, we should speculate soberly and with great moderation, cautiously guarding against allowing either our mind or our tongue to go a step beyond the confines of God's word.

Thus Paul denies that the causes of our election can be sought anywhere except in the hidden good pleasure of God.

In forming an estimate of sins, we are often imposed upon by imagining that the more hidden the less heinous they are.

I have done one braver thingThan all the Worthies did;And yet a braver thence doth spring,Which is, to keep that hid.

A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.

Coincidence is God's way of staying anonymous.

Consider a tree for a moment. As beautiful as trees are to look at, we don't see what goes on underground - as they grow roots. Trees must develop deep roots in order to grow strong and produce their beauty. But we don't see the roots. We just see and enjoy the beauty. In much the same way, what goes on inside of us is like the roots of a tree.

We are all spiritually powerless, however, and not just those physically addicted to a substance, which is why I address this book to everyone. Alcoholics just have their powerlessness visible for all to see. The rest of us disguise it in different ways, and overcompensate for our more hidden and subtle addictions and attachments, especially our addiction to our way of thinking.

Almost all people are carrying a great and secret hurt, even when they don't know it.

Anything is a sacrament if it serves as a shortcut to the Infinite, but it will always be hidden in something that is very finite.

It seems we are not that free to be honest, or even aware, because most of our garbage is buried in the unconscious. So, it is absolutely essential that we find a spirituality that reaches to that hidden level. If not, nothing really changes.

Prayer is the supreme instance of the hidden character of the Christian life.