Quotes about Awe
This is devotion to God - the fear of God, which is an attitude of reverence and awe, veneration, and honor toward Him, coupled with an apprehension deep within our souls of the love of God for us, demonstrated preeminently in Christ's atoning death. These two attitudes complement and reinforce each other, producing within our souls an intense desire for this One who is so awesome in His glory and majesty, yet so condescending in His love and mercy.
— Jerry Bridges
Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Look to the stars and from them learn.
— Albert Einstein
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.
— Albert Einstein
A good soldier is a well-informed soldier concerning his enemy. Be infatuated with and in awe of Jesus. Be aware of the enemy. Love worship, not warfare; but when necessary, go to war. And post the sentries!
— Dutch Sheets
Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
How little people know who think that holiness is dull... When one meets the real thing, it's irresistible!
— CS Lewis
We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
The Life of true holiness is rooted in the soil of awed adoration.
— JI Packer
The next time you are faced with an insurmountable problem, I'd advise you to look into the heavens on a clear night.
— Jim Cymbala
The reaction came when he realized the waste and extravagance involved. He somtimes looked back with awe at the carnivals of affection he had given, as a general might gaze upon a massacre he had ordered to satisfy an impersonal blood lust.
— F Scott Fitzgerald
People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human; they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something.
— Soren Kierkegaard