Quotes about Spirituality
My grandmother took me to church on Sunday all day long, every Sunday into the night. Then Monday evening was the missionary meeting. Tuesday evening was usher board meeting. Wednesday evening was prayer meeting. Thursday evening was visit the sick. Friday evening was choir practice. I mean, and at all those gatherings, we sang.
— Maya Angelou
A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil which abounds in weeds. His Majesty roots up the weeds and will put in good plants instead. Let us reckon that this is already done when the soul decides to practice prayer and has begun to do so.
— Teresa of Avila
I go to church every Sunday, which is like going to the gas station once a week and really, really filling up.
— Anne Lamott
Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week.
— Alice Walker
About four days a week, I do pretty good at having a morning prayer time. But even at that, it's a rambling sort of thing. What I have learned to do better is to try to keep my mind turned toward God and ear inclined toward God throughout the day, and I think I'm doing better at that, but I've got a long way to go.
— Max Lucado
The way to be with God in every season is to strive to be near Him every week and each day.
— Thomas Monson
Start your week off right by getting back to what is really important - honoring God.
— Joyce Meyer
I'm a serious Christian. I take my faith seriously. I try to practice it every day of the week, not just on Sunday.
— Francis Collins
Religion is a very personal thing for me. Religion has its good moments and its poor moments.
— Elie Wiesel
In the most intimate, hidden and innermost ground of the soul, God is always essentially, actively, and substantially present. Here the soul possesses everything by grace which God possesses by nature.
— Johannes Tauler
I have not that joy in the Holy Ghost, no settled, lasting joy; nor have I such a peace as excludes the possibility either of fear or doubt.
— John Wesley
Jesus was a human being who, while on Earth, completely self-actualized and fulfilled in all ways the potential glory that lies within us all.
— Marianne Williamson