Quotes about Divine

God has made himself known by personally approaching human beings and involving himself in their lives. The history is there for all who wish to see. But no one has to see—now. That is how the divine conspiracy works. With this God in view, the prophetic witness relentlessly speaks, with absolute assurance, of "the times of the restitution of all things" (Acts 3:21).

The obviously well kept secret of the "ordinary" is that it is made to be a receptacle of the divine, a place where the life of God flows.

The obviously well kept secret of the "ordinary" is that it is made to be a receptacle of the divine, a place where the life of God flows.

This present world is a perfectly safe place for us to be." That certainly is what Jesus, and the Bible as a whole, has to say to us. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever" (Ps 23).

With this magnificent God positioned among us, Jesus brings the assurance that our universe is a perfectly safe place for us to be.

Union in action with the triune God is Christian spirituality. That is where the life is drawing its substance from God.

Divine grace is God acting in our life to accomplish what we cannot do on our own. It informs our being and actions and makes them effective in the wisdom and power of God. Hence, grace is not opposed to effort (our actions) but to earning (our attitude).

I realize that I will either allow my view of evil to determine my view of God and will cut him down accordingly, or I will allow my view of God to determine my view of the evil and will elevate him accordingly, accepting that nothing is beyond his power for good.

God seeks us. The basic nature of God is one of loving community.

The experience of a life without lack depends first and foremost upon the presence of God in our lives, because the source of this life is God himself.

Human initiative is not canceled by God redeeming us; it is heightened by immersion in the flow of God's life.

I don't believe God messes with our minds. He is not mean, and if he has something to say to me, he will say it.