Quotes about Spiritual
The need of the immaterial is the most deeply rooted of all needs. One must have bread; but before bread, one must have the ideal.
— Victor Hugo
It was a garbage heap, and it was Sinai.
— Victor Hugo
The presence of angels is an announcement of Paradise.
— Victor Hugo
God loves us and seeks our redemption, at times through angels.
— Scot McKnight
Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astounding universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy.
— Carl Sagan
Whatever their neurological and molecular antecedents, hallucinations feel real. They are sought out in many cultures and considered a sign of spiritual enlightenment.
— Carl Sagan
Man does not have the power to begin by himself any change in spiritual things ... There is no limit or boundary within human nature beyond which we can find some last human reserve untouched by sin.
— GC Berkouwer
The mark of a spiritual man or woman is a listening heart, not a lecturing tongue.
— Gary Thomas
Good spiritual directors understand that people have different spiritual temperaments, that what feeds one doesn't feed all. Giving the same spiritual prescription to every struggling Christian is no less irresponsible than a doctor prescribing penicillin to every patient.
— Gary Thomas
This season in your life can be so productive spiritually if you use it to allow God to break you, shape you, and remake you," she told him. "We're always looking at what our spouses have done wrong, but God wants to deal with our own hearts first.
— Gary Thomas
Seeking miraculous experiences simply for the sake of experiencing the miraculous makes us spiritual drug addicts who simply want to get "high." This book is about learning to love God, not learning to join a spiritual circus. Enthusiasts need to be especially careful to remain true to seeking and loving God rather than searching for new experiences. When we seek "spiritual experiences" for their own sake, they can actually become, and be used for, evil.
— Gary Thomas