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To be near unto God - pagina 62
of the soul is God by his alone can fully break this soliHe alone can comfort him tariness of the soul. who is caught in the snares of death. He alone can save the soul of him who has long sought diversion in the vain pleasures of the world.most hiddenrecessHolyHe ...
To be near unto God - pagina 60
the inner solitariness can never be broken. And Either one of two things is bound to happen: the soul may be left too solitary or its solitariness may not be sufiBciently appreciated. The soul is too solitary when we are bereft of our means of support and of the sweet companionship of life. This ...
To be near unto God - pagina 65
thequestiontotheCorinthians,"What manknoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him?" (1-2:11). Man alone can understand man. The more human we are ourselves, the more fully will we understand the truly human in others. Of course, alw ...
To be near unto God - pagina 67
of this matter will utterly and dismally In this respect also that which is first in rank and order is not what makes us happy and blessed, but that which tends to realize God's purpose. It is his purpose to be known and to be loved; to be sought after and to be worshipped and to have the offerin ...
To be near unto God - pagina 64
image shows of it. The sodality of the Original and the image is felt and understood at once. One can not be an image, or image-bearer and an, exhibitor of the same apart from the relation that binds him to the Original. If a picture is a good likeness, it is this because the original is what the ...
To be near unto God - pagina 63
'the tabernacle of the Lord, and to the indwelling of the Holy One in the temple of the heart. This requires a new emphasis. Religious forms change and pass awa}', but that which remains the same under all skies, and which does not lose but gain in strength to the end of life, is the bless ...
To be near unto God - pagina 66
munion goes forth from Nature to God. There is power in it everywhere, but there is no fellowship of love init.this is the Divine desire. God must needs address his creation and obtain a response from it in return. He must needs establish close, personal fellowship and mutual commun ...
To be near unto God - pagina 68
Asiatic countries, and upon their return imitate in Europe or America what they have seen in Asia, and in which they took part while there. This is but a little flaw on the surface of things and has no significance in the great movement of spirits.The modern pagan movement, on the other ha ...
To be near unto God - pagina 69
The higher forms of Hfe are loved and for art. appreciated. Multitudes engage in the chase after pleasure and wealth, and obey the dictates of passion. By way ot reaction this has resulted in the fact that they who in other respects are faithful Christians have abandoned far too greatly the perso ...
To be near unto God - pagina 70
vety person. It was a heart-to-heart love that conquered the world in that early age. Love, and attachment to the Mediator between God and man, worked the downfall of ancient paganism. When St. Thomas puts his hand on the woundprint in Jesus' side, sinks to his knees and exclaims: "My Lord and my ...
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