Quotes about Mystical

We encounter God in the ordinariness of life: not in the search for spiritual highs and extraordinary, mystical experiences, but in our simple presence in life.

Nature is mythical and mystical always, and works with the license and extravagance of genius.

The words which express our faith and piety are not definite; yet they are significant and fragrant like frankincense to superior natures.

In thoughts of the visions of the night, I saw long rows of angels in paradise, each with his hands in a jar of spermaceti.

the gods often mumble

By the great Persian mystical poet Rumi: "Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.

O night that joinedBeloved and loverLover into beloved transformed

spiritual marriage is like rain falling from heaven into a river

Avoid participating in any religious community where the clear truth-claims of Scripture are ignored while contemplative and mystical practices are favored simply for their spiritual experience. Be careful of any church or ministry wherein acts of mercy and environmental stewardship are devoid of a theology of the cross and wind up being little more than the worship of created people and things. And be careful not to worship a good thing as a god thing for that is a bad thing.

The great call for the Church is to not just be concerned about right or wrong behavior, which is moral life, but about communion with God, which is mystical life.

But is it coincidence? Are there not subtle forces at work of which we know little?

A spirituality that can contribute to the renewal of the church will be solidly trinitarian, as opposed to a mystical monism in which diversity in God is sacrificed to simplicity. It will also be historically oriented-rooted in concrete human history and directed to the transformation of history into eternity.