#God

"But we all suffer. For we all prize and love; and in this present existence of ours, prizing and loving yield suffering. Love in our world is suffering love. Some do not suffer much, though, for they do not love much. Suffering is for the loving. This, said Jesus, is the command of the Holy One: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."In commanding us to love, God invites us to suffer."

"Conscience is thus explained only as the voice of God in the soul."

"God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in animals, and thinks in man."

"Why I Don't Carry a Cellphone [10w] It's a sign of servility you can be contacted anytime."

"Rooftop Poetry Sing poetry from rooftopslike a muzzein' s call for prayer."

"Transubstantiation [10w] Transubstantiate digression into confessionand drink from poetry's Holy Grail."

"Seduction [10w] Italy will host the Olympics when seduction's declared a sport."

"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile."

"It is now generally admitted, at any rate by philosophers, that the existence of a being having the attributes which define the god of any non-animistic religion cannot be demonstratively proved... [A]ll utterances about the nature of God are nonsensical."

"Patriotism [10w] Patriotism for the rich is a subtle synonym for profiteering."

"I gave in, and admitted that God was God."

"I am a firm believer that God has already ordered the things that have taken place in my life... and I'm just learning to follow the path he's laid before me."

"Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)... There are just some kind of men who - who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results."

"God does not play games with His loyal servants", said the Metatron, but in a worried tone of voice."Whoopee", said Crowley."

"What is the basic difference between saying 'I know that God exists' and saying 'I know that love exists'?"

"Women are delicate creatures. Fragile. Gentle. Made by God to be sheltered from the harshness of this world..Morgan MacDonnell"

"Leaps of Faith [10w] Like religion, leaps of faith are behind all idealistic movements."

"Prayer [10w] Despite God's grace, prayer is not a wish granting well."

"Evil Thoughts [10w] Believing 'You're either with us or against us' is evil."

"I feel like unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, it blocks the flows of God's blessings in life."