Christ, the High Priest is awakening in the depths of my soul,

in silence and majesty,

like a giant who means to run his course.

- Thomas Merton

A horse is unusable if only one foot breaks.

-Hãvamãl

Do you, then, Lord

Rise up to meet me as I run to meet you.

Since I have not the strength to scale your summits

Unless you stretch out your right hand to me,

who your hands have made.

Rise to meet me

and lead me in the way of eternity,

that is, in Christ,

who is the way by which we journey

and the eternity, which is our journey's end.

-Blessed Guerric of Igny

Sometimes I find it very difficult to smile at Jesus, my husband, because he can be very demanding.

- Mother Teresa

[To a man who pleaded, “Rabbi, tell my brother to share the family inheritance with me.”]

“Mister, who made me an arbiter in the division of property?”

- Jesus

Jesus says that the applause that follows up on outer acts is the only reward they ever bring, and that results worthwhile are only to be obtained in the Secret Place of consciousness where, if we pray to our Father in secret, he will reward us openly with a genuine demonstration.

-Emmet Fox

The real you is still a child who never grew up. Sometimes that little child comes out when you're having fun or playing, when you feel happy, when you are painting or writing poetry, or playing the piano, or expressing yourself in some way.

These are the happiest moments of your life- when the real you comes out, when you don't care about the past or worry about the future.

You are childlike.

-Miguel Ruiz

Make your mind one-pointed in meditation and your heart will be purified.

-Bhagavad Gita

In the Buddhist teachings, it is said that the root of our discontent is self-absorption and our fear of being present.

-Pema Chödrön

Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations?

All your hours are wings that beat through space from self to self.

Your daily life is your temple and your religion.

-Kahlil Gibran

Vox Populi

Don't tell me futile words,

of paperweight sentiments and smokescreen promises.

For my wounds were licked clean by your words,

by your healing tongue.

In the dead of night,

I can still hear you as if my scars are gently whispering,

“You are so much more than that.”

-Brittin Oakman

Drumsound rises on the air,

it's that, my heart.

A voice inside the beat says,

“I know you're tired,

but come,

this is the way.”

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-Anonymous

Are you jealous of the ocean's generosity?

Why would you refuse to give

this joy to anyone?

Fish don't hold the sacred liquid in cups!

They swim in the huge fluid freedom.

-Rumi

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