Quotes about Mystery

There was a time when people accepted magical experiences as natural. There were no priests then, and no one went chasing after the secrets of the occult.

Anyone who knows God cannot describe Him. Anyone who can describe God does not know Him.

Because, instead of bitterness, you feel enthusiasm. That is the only difference. Apart from that, one must respect the Mystery, and humbly accept that God has a plan for us. A generous plan, which leads us towards His presence, and which justifies these millions of stars, planets, black holes, etc. which we see tonight

Faith shows us that we are never alone. Transformation helps us to love the mystery.

Religion teaches that faith and transformation are the only ways of drawing near to God. Faith shows us that we are never alone. Transformation helps us to love the mystery.

Each of us visits this Earth involuntarily, and without an invitation. For me, it is enough to wonder at the secrets.

Whereas easy appeals to mystery prematurely shut off reflection about God, rigorous and earnest effort to understand him is richly rewarded with deeper appreciation of who he is, more confidence in his reality and care, and a more intelligent and profound worship of his person.

All things lie dark in possibility.

Scientific information about the universe does not displace God. Some have said that they searched the heavens and did not see God. The universe with its measureless spaces remains a vast mystery to us, and those who do not find God in their immediate presence, in their heart and conscience, in the Word and the Christian community, will not find him in the universe either, even though they are equipped with the best telescopes that money can buy.

Man is an enigma whose solution can be found only in God.

From the start of its labors dogmatic theology is shrouded in mystery; it stands before God the incomprehensible One.

All collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago.