Quotes about Transcendence
You and I are created for transcendence, laughter, caring. God deliberately did not make the world perfect, for God is looking for you and me to be fellow workers with God.
— Desmond Tutu
Mysticism: to dwell on the unseen, to withdraw ourselves from the things of sense into communion with God - to endeavour to partake of the Divine nature; that is, of Holiness.
— Florence Nightingale
The best thing must be to flee from all to the All.
— Teresa of Avila
It is easier to gaze into the sun, than into the face of the mystery of God. Such is its beauty and its radiance.
— Hildegard of Bingen
The difference [God's] timelessness makes is that this now (which slips away from you even as you say the word now) is for Him infinite.
— CS Lewis
Deepest communion with God is beyond words, on the other side of silence.
— Madeleine L'Engle
All things are full of God.
— Cicero
It is only when we understand the transcendence of God that we see how amazing his immanence is, and what a huge privilege it is to be able to enjoy God's intimate friendship.
— Nicky Gumbel
It's only by forgetting yourself that you draw near to God.
— Henry David Thoreau
Holy is the way God is. To be holy He does not conform to a standard. He IS that standard.
— AW Tozer
Self is the opaque veil that hides the Face of God from us. It can be removed only in spiritual experience, never by mere instruction.
— AW Tozer
Prayer is you speaking to God. Meditation is allowing the spirit to speak to you.
— Deepak Chopra