Quotes about Reflection
The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of loneliness and to change it by gentle and persistent efforts into a garden of solitude.
— Henri Nouwen
Fasting is not just a physical discipline; it can be a spiritual feast.
— Jentezen Franklin
The goal of fasting is inner unity.
— Thomas Merton
True spiritual life depends not on probing our feelings and thoughts from dawn to dusk but on 'looking off' to the Savior!
— Watchman Nee
When the mind sees itself in the mirror of relationship, from that perception there is self-knowledge.
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
The care of the soul is 'a matter of the highest importance;' beyond any thing which can be brought into comparison with it.
— George Whitefield
Without solitude it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life. ...We do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside some time to be with God and listen to him.
— Henri Nouwen
Great spiritual teachings do not change, but we do. As we grow older and wiser, we can receive the teachings at deeper levels.
— Marianne Williamson
Listen to your life. All moments are key moments.
— Frederick Buechner
One of the truest tests of spiritual maturity is seeing the miraculous in the monotonous.
— Mark Batterson
Meditation is one of the ways in which the spiritual man keeps himself awake.
— Thomas Merton