Saintliness is very odd. When people encounter it, they often take it for something else, something completely unlike it: indifference, mockery, scheming, coldness, insolence, perhaps even contempt. But they're mistaken, and that makes them furious. They commit an awful crime. This is doubtless the reason why most saints end up as martyrs.
Philippe ClaudelStichwörter: martyr crime saint odd
We designate the spirit of the well as 'she' because in most of her personifications she takes a female form, though not invariably. She appears in many guises - ghost, witch, saint, mermaid, fairy, and sometimes in animal form, often as a sacred fish - and her presence permeates well lore, and indeed water lore generally.
Colin BordStichwörter: water saint mermaid fairy witch ghost holy-well holy-wells sacred-fish wa-ter-divinity water-god water-goddess
Tolerating a wrong attitude toward another person causes you to follow the spirit of the devil, no matter how saintly you are.
Oswald ChambersStichwörter: christianity sin saint sanctification
Each of you has a personal vocation which He has given you for your own joy and sanctity. When a person is conquered by the fire of His gaze, no sacrifice seems too great to follow Him and give Him the best of ourselves. This is what the saints have always done, spreading the light of the Lord ... and transforming the world into a welcoming home for everyone.
Pope Benedict XVIStichwörter: joy vocation sacrifice saint sanctity
Do grant, oh my God, that when my lips approach Yours to kiss You, I may taste the gall that was given to You; when my shoulders lean against Yours, make me feel Your scourging; when my flesh is united with Yours, in the Holy Eucharist, make me feel Your passion; when my head comes near Yours, make me feel Your thorns; when my heart is close to Yours, make me feel Your spear.
Gemma GalganiStichwörter: inspirational christianity religion catholic saint eucharist
To so many people, the Lord is in danger of being no more than a patron saint of our systematic theology instead of the Christ Who is our life.
W. Ian ThomasStichwörter: life theology lord saint christ systematic-theology
It’s been raining outside and I feel like a sad poet, hating my imagination pissing on the roof.
Munia KhanStichwörter: rain hatred depression saint
The unconventional is dangerous at times, but we must...splash our personal canvasses with bold strokes and daring colors and give no thought to what the finished work may look like. It will somehow self-organize into a more worthy piece than can be constructed by the deliberate planning so common with the way life is lived today by most of our fellow humans.
Asim KhanStichwörter: dispatches saint asim khan tropez
I would rather be a conscious wrongdoer than a mindless saint.
Habeeb AkandeStichwörter: consciousness god forgiveness religious repentance wrongdoing saint piety god-consciousness mindful-of-god self-righetousness taqwa
It is a great advantage for us to be able to consult someone who knows us, so that we may learn to know ourselves.
Teresa de ÁvilaStichwörter: friendship christianity spirituality catholic saint
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