Three of the heaviest elements in the universe are guilt, worry, and fear. Lugging them around will zap our energy and drain our morale, leaving us physically tired and spiritually weary. Lighten your load! It's a good first step in caring for your soul.
You don't need another human being to make your life complete, but let's be honest. Having your wounds kissed by someone who doesn't see them as disasters in your soul but cracks to put their love into is the most calming thing in this world.
Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.
Any religion that professes concern about the souls of men and is not concerned about the slums that damn them is spiritually moribund.-----------------------------Gender-inclusive version: Any religion that professes concern about the souls of mortals and is not...
Our mission is to plant ourselves at the gates of Hope — not the prudent gates of Optimism, which are somewhat narrower; nor the stalwart, boring gates of Common Sense; nor the strident gates of Self-Righteousness, which creak on shrill and angry hinges (people cannot...
I sometimes forgetthat I was created for Joy.My mind is too busy.My Heart is too heavyfor me to rememberthat I have beencalled to dancethe Sacred dance of life.I was created to smileTo LoveTo be lifted upAnd to lift others up.O’ Sacred OneUntangle my feetfrom all that...
In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
God requires not the doing of the commandments for their own sake, but the correction of the soul, for whose sake He established the commandments.-----------------------------------------Gender-neutral version: God requires not the doing of the commandments for their...
Ten times a day something happens to me like this--some strengthening throb of amazement--some good swing empathic ping and swell. This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness.
Confession brings life. It restores our souls to a right relationship with God, frees us from the shackles of shame and guilt, and it brings us into communion with God the Father.