Quotes about Contemplation
Prayer begins by talking to God, but it ends by listening to Him. In the face of Absolute Truth, silence is the soul's language.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
The notion of education through handicrafts rises from the contemplation of truth and love permeating life's activities.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Do not wander far and wide but return into yourself. Deep within man there dwells the truth.
— St. Augustine
To find love I must enter into the sanctuary where it is hidden, which is the mystery of God.
— Thomas Merton
One opens the inner doors of one's heart to the infinite silences of the Spirit, out of whose abysses love wells up without fail and gives itself to all.
— Thomas Merton
I love being alone. I learned that from my father, I think, who loved his own company.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
The quietness will slow my pulse, the silence will open my ears, and something sacred will happen. The soft slap of sandaled feet will break the stillness, a pierced hand will extend a quiet invitation, and I will follow.
— Max Lucado
You do things God does. Think. Question. Reflect. You blueprint buildings, chart sea crossings, and swallow throat lumps when your kids say their alphabet. You, like Adam, have a soul.
— Max Lucado
Celebrate. Ask. Leave. Meditate. C.A.L.M.
— Max Lucado
Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God.
— Maya Angelou
Jon, larger and more gentle, moved slowly, spoke seldom and seemed to have burdened with the responsibility of pondering the world's imponderables.
— Maya Angelou
I couldn't decide on any move, so I recited a few Bible verses, and went home.
— Maya Angelou