"This is a beautiful time, this last age, the age of the Holy Spirit... He is crying to every soul that is walled: Open to Me, My spouse, My sister. And once inside, He is calling again: Come to Me here in this secret place. Oh, hear Him tonight crying all over the world a last desperate summons of love to a dying race."

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Source : Jessica Powers (2015). “The Selected Poetry of Jessica Powers”, p.57, ICS Publications

Jessica Powers

#Beautiful Quotes #Faith Quotes #Inspiration Quotes

“There's a phrase you hear in Israel: "We're not Jews, we're Israelis." What that means is that the stereotype we're familiar with here in the States of the Diaspora Jew, i.e. Jews in America or Europe or Russia, etc. does not fit at all with the reality of the homegrown "sabras" of Israel.”
“Learning through the arts reinforces critical academic skills in reading, language arts and math and provides students with the skills to creatively solve problems.”
“Science is the storytelling of our time.”
“As a child, I thought I hated everybody, but when I grew up I realized it was just children I didn't like.”
“We are confronted by the appearance of social institutions unintentionally created, vital for the welfare of society, which are not the result of reasoned planning”
“Love is a beautiful feeling.”
“Eventually, I manage to cheer Mum up by allowing her to go through my wardrobe and criticize all my clothes...”

Source : Helen Fielding (2013). “The Bridget Jones Omnibus: The Singleton Years: Bridget Jones's Diary & The Edge of Reason”, p.47, Pan Macmillan
“I think more and more people want to live alone. You can be a couple without being in each other's pockets. I don't see why you have to share the same bathroom.”

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