Quotes — Miracle (6 entries)

Charged with the grandeur of God…

The world is charged with the grandeur of God.

— Gerard Manley Hopkins

« πλ | 11 Feb 2006 »

Miracles do not happen…

Miracles do not happen in contradiction to nature, but only in contradiction to that which is known to us of nature.

— St. Augustine

« πλ | 11 Feb 2005 »

The gift Satan is the most jealous of…

I believe that the Gift God gives us to partake in the creation of life along with Him as the Great Creator is the gift Satan is the most jealous of. If not the only thing he is jealous of. [Satan] has, afterall, used it as a tool against us. He has whispered into the ears of millions and perverted the concept of sex.

Alex

« πλ | 6 Apr 2005 »

The miracle of a sunrise…

We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness.

— Author unknown [via]

« πλ | 7 Dec 2005 »

We take for granted the slow miracle…

We take for granted the slow miracle whereby water in the irrigation of a vineyard becomes wine. It is only when Christ turns water into wine, in a quick motion, as it were, that we stand amazed.

— St. Augustine

« πλ | 1 Jul 2005 »

When we do the best that we can…

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

— Helen Keller

« πλ | 22 Nov 2005 »