"youth is a marvelous garment"

-- Iris Murdoch

#Youth Quotes #Garments Quotes

“I cannot dance, O Lord, unless You lead me.”

Source : Mechthild (of Magdeburg) (1998). “The Flowing Light of the Godhead”, p.59, Paulist Press
“I think there are some things in music that work and don't work. That's learned from counterpoint and rhythm and theory, and they don't work if you don't want them to work.”
“We shall draw nearer to God, not by trying to avoid the sufferings inherent in all loves, but by accepting them and offering them to Him; throwing away all defensive armour. If our hearts need to be broken, and if He chooses this as the way in which they should break, so be it.”
“Self-professed conservatives comprise about 40% to 45% of the electorate.”
“My mother died of lung cancer last year. I felt helpless. As an economist, I thought, What can I do?”
“. . . the weal of the race, and the cause of humanity, here and now, are enough To give life meaning and death as well.”
“One does not structure the church to meet the felt needs and desires of the tares. The purpose of corporate assembly, which has its roots in the Old Testament, is for the people of God to come together corporately to offer their sacrifices of praise and worship to God. So the first rule of worship is that it be designed for believers to worship God in a way that pleases God.”
“Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline.”

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