Quotes about Nearness
If we seem to get no good by attempting to draw near to Him, we may be sure we will get none by keeping away from Him.
— John Newton
However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
— Teresa of Avila
First, I say that he draws near to those who make peace with him. For God is the One who brings about peace; and where else should peace dwell than in peace?
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of any one of his creatures in this world; but that he has very much put in our power the nearness of our approaches to it, is what I as stedfastly believe.
— Thomas Jefferson
Dear friends, we may well sing to our Beloved when it is near the time of our departure. It draws near, and as it approaches, we must not dread it, but rather thank God for it.
— Charles Spurgeon
You have taken me and quieted me. You have been such light to me that others have been your shadows. You come near me with the nearness of sleep. --Marriage, Wendell Berry
— Wendell Berry
Without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him.
— Chris Fabry
Hence monastic prayer, especially meditation and contemplative prayer, is not so much a way to find God as a way of resting in him whom we have found, who loves us, who is near to us, who comes to us to draw us to himself.
— Thomas Merton
Christmas is an invitation by God to say: Look what I've done to come near to you. Now draw near to me...I want to be a friend.
— Timothy Keller
One must love what is nearest, one must love what is to hand, as a dog loves.
— JM Coetzee
I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful; it needs nearness, proximity.
— Pope Francis
Lay claim to the nearness of God. Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you (Heb. 13.5 NIV).
— Max Lucado