I remain in
awe of Love by E, and every single order that comes in.
Not exact matches
Do the cross & resurrection lead you to fear H.ell or be in
awe of God's
love?
After God had created the animals, all the essential roles had been filled, but «the Divine Artificer still longed for some creature which might comprehend the meaning
of so vast an achievement, which might be moved with
love at its beauty and smitten with
awe at its grandeur.»
The fear
of God is the sense
of awe we experience when we're brought face to face with the transcendent (unequaled, surpassing, matchless) splendor and beauty
of who He is and the incredible
love that He has for us.
Since the days it was written, every time Five Iron plays it, an entourage
of vocals accompanies the words, «In the soundless
awe and wonder / Words fall short to hope again / How beautiful, how vast your
love is / New forever, world without an end.»
I actually think the article is very affirming
of early Christians because it points out that their
love for others and the inclusive community they created was the it - factor that
awed so many in the ancient world.
Sit in the straw, in a circle
of flickering candles, and feel the illuminating
awe of God's Word through the unfurling
of the greatest
love story ever told — Christmas's full
love story, right from the beginning
of His - Story, like you've never quite heard it told before.
These include: the feeling
of deep trust and at - homeness inside oneself, with others, and in the universe; a fundamental respect for self, others, and nature; the ability and the inclination to give and receive
love; a lively awareness
of the wonder
of the commonplace —
awe in the presence
of a new baby, a sunset, a friendship; a philosophy
of life that makes sense and guides decisions toward responsible behavior; a dedication with enthusiasm to the larger good
of persons and society.
When the true God is unknown, that combination
of awe,
love, respect, admiration and wonder, which we call worship, becomes diverted toward human beings who exhibit unusual gifts in the public eye.
I
love studying evolution and the universe and I am in wonder and
awe of this magnificent universe we live in.
But even more attractive, in my view, than these plausible reasons for Abraham's silent acquiescence in the horrible request are the following: (1) Abraham had learned, in the episode over Sodom, that the pursuit
of righteousness may require sacrificing your own; (2) he felt and feared both the awesome power
of God and also His righteousness; and, especially, (3) he had understood immediately the meaning
of the test, namely, that he was being asked to show what was first in his soul: Was it the
love of his own (and
of the promise and the covenant) or was it the fear -
awe - reverence for God?
I am so thankful, grateful, and in
awe of his unfailing
love, grace and mercy.
I experience that same
awe when I see people
of different beliefs coming together across lines
of religious difference to recognize that we are all human — that we all
love and hurt.
I mention, only because my... paradigm (I'm not much on beliefs, in the usual organized religion sense)... includes a «Divine»
of my own definition, that equates to something like «
awe of life,
love, and knowing that there is much we don't know» (< — sorry, not the easiest thing for me to get into words, hopefully that gets the gist
of it) that I don't see as a «personal other», but, in my paradigm, I see that Divine as being systemic to everything, hence insights from what I learn / experience can be termed as the Divine acting.
We are invited to realize that all the moments in which we have most been
awed by the face
of God in another were part
of God's ceaseless invitation to
love.
The glory and the holiness
of the God
of Mount Sinai calls forth in the Covenant people
awe, wonder, and fear, which is expressed, finally, in their obedience to those principles through which God's presence is seen in human life, those principles through which life,
love, and the fullness
of God's creation are finally achieved.
What the New Testament does do is to portray the gracious message
of an open access to that same God whose depth
of accepting
love is seen on a cross and whose presence in the life
of that crucified one is designed to call forth from us the same
awe, reverence, and obedience to those rules
of life through which we find the fullness
of life, the depth
of love, and the meaning
of our own humanity.
This kind
of internal contradiction seems to run through much traditional theology; it finds explicit expression in Luther's dichotomy between the terrible God, who put him not only in
awe but in utter terror, and the tender and
loving God whom he knew in Jesus Christ as the savior, the
loving friend, and the gracious Father
of men.
-- Last but not least, as members
of the human species, our universal responsibility is to encourage comprehension and appreciation for the excellence
of the human spirit in all its manifestations; and for inspiring
awe and wonder for a cosmos that brought forth life and consciousness and holds out the possibility
of its continued evolution toward higher levels
of insight, understanding,
love, and compassion.
The author
of John's Gospel, whose profound and poetic prologue we
love so dearly, may have taken the easier path; he shrouds the incarnation with the
awe and mystery
of the «Word made flesh, come to dwell among us.»
But religious
love is only man's natural emotion
of love directed to a religious object; religious fear is only the ordinary fear
of commerce, so to speak, the common quaking
of the human breast, in so far as the notion
of divine retribution may arouse it; religious
awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight, or in a mountain gorge; only this time it comes over us at the thought
of our supernatural relations; and similarly
of all the various sentiments which may be called into play in the lives
of religious persons.
Wrath is not a predicate
of God, but a description used in the Hebrew Bible to convey the experience
of an
awe - inspiring, «terrifying» God who intervenes in history out
of love for his people.
I am going to link this article to one which I will post, great insight and I
love how God transcends all human and spiritual aspects
of life to get our attention to the majestic nature
of His
love, grace, and
awe.
@Anne — I
love what you said: «I remain in
awe of mystery and the unknowable.
Clearly notions
of love, beauty, nobility,
awe of the universe are part
of the human condition.
Divine
love «is so
awe - full that it does cause pain — one realises one's own nothingness and the immensity
of God's goodness,» to quote Agnes Holloway.
One idea is that the elves represent something
of the contemplative, withdrawn as they are from the world, living peacefully in hidden places like Rivendell, whose ambiance is described by the author with the
love and
awe of a person who has experienced the depth
of retreat - like stillness.
They can not believe that the God
of the universe is so madly in
love with them, so infatuated with them, so in
awe of who they are and what they like and the sorts
of things they do, that He would «like» every single one
of your Facebook posts, would «Favorite» every single Tweet, and would «Repin» every single picture on Pinterest.
You imagine that my lack
of slack - jawed
awe and belief means I'm not a moral, giving,
loving person who contributes to my community,
loves my family, makes a difference through my work.
My
awed elation at the birth
of my first child, for instance, made incarnate in a powerfully experiential way the meaning
of grace: here was a person I
loved infinitely, unqualifiedly, whom I hardly knew and who certainly had done nothing at all to deserve that
love.
«We can not validly commit ourselves without reservation to God's
loving providence unless all things are completely subject to his power».25 In reply, one might cite an article in which Peter Appleby concludes that the religious attitudes
of trust,
love,
awe, gratitude and repentance presuppose a personal deity, but not a necessary or omnipotent being.26 Process theologians have held that it is God's goodness, not his power, which justifies reverence and worship, though presumably a totally impotent deity would evoke pity more than respect.
So as we realize this over and over during our lives, we can start realizing that there is no reason to jump to the old untrue conclusions that what goes bump in our closet is a ghost any more than when we have a feeling
of awe,
love or connectedness that it has to be a god communicating with us.
In Reality, in the divine Presence there is brilliant,
awe - inspiring Light, in which there is total clarity, total understanding, total wisdom, and unconditional
loving acceptance
of all
of God's creations.
I'd like to teach the world to pray In perfect harmony Upon their knees Beneath the trees In
love and humility At the throne
of God We'ed all be
awed And peaceful as can be For prayer we share With
love and care Brings Jesus close to we.
«Yeah, treasuring
awe, wonder, friendship,
love, laughter and such is something all
of us can do without trying to claim it all comes from some mysterious ONE... Heck, maybe there is ONE».
Yeah, treasuring
awe, wonder, friendship,
love, laughter and such is something all
of us can do without trying to claim it all comes from some mysterious ONE.
I think the fears
of losing «
love, forgiveness,
awe, reflection, inspiration, deep friends, full happiness and all that stuff» is the easy stuff.
To those who have this fear: Once you realize that
love, forgiveness,
awe, reflection, inspiration, deep friends, full happiness and all that stuff doesn't disappear with the particular god you think you have, this fear
of atheism will look silly — but only in retrospect.
The fear
of God is only a door to the
love of God — it is the
awe which one has before a
loving father.
Blog
love — we are in complete
awe of The Artful Desperado's food photography, green caesar non-alcoholic cocktail, soft meringue s» mores with blood orange, roasted artichoke and cauliflower with creamy harissa dip.
And
of course about the
love — you are amazing and I am in
awe of all that you do!
I've had alot
of fun with the last 2 swaps and am always in
awe when receiving such kind and
loving packages from my partners.
Tired
of the unappreciative arsenal fans being negative about wenger here we have a club legend one that your luckily alive to witness in your lifetime and man who actually
loves the club with heart on sleeve remember the growth the consistency the beauty in our football style and being
awed at by clubs around the about the joy
of watching an arsenal wenger side play yea soon enough he will be gone hes 68 and uh oh there gos the guy who constantly over the years beat spurs made champions league the invincibles put your belief in the team and him relish what we have and in his tenure we get to be one
of the few who get to worry oh maybe we wont finish this year but wait will be top five and probably win a cup or make to or near the final for 21 22 years straight phew wow that could be
of been worse had me there for a moment thats all i had to worry about as a fan glad im witnessing a club legend real cub passion not a paid fake smile who will go to another club maybe a rival jose mourinho so stop being a silly nanny negative easy to be worse and it will be after he leaves will go up and down for a bit
I
loved that there were dens dotted all around the forest and some
of them were completely amazing, the kids were in
awe and very inspired to build their own even better version.
Ideally, giving birth is a joyful, deeply personal experience that leaves you in
awe of your own strength and in
love with your baby.
I am amazed by the courage,
awed by the selflessness, and inspired by the tremendous
love of birth mothers in choosing adoption.
I am in
awe of the dedication
of midwives and personalized support they give... through educating mom's and dad's, spending all the time that is needed to counsel and answer questions and talk through fears / concerns / triumphs, prenatal care that is better than you can receive anywhere, continous hands - on assistance through labor & delivery and
loving postpartum care.
It is a truly
awe - inspiring visit with 360 ° views
of the city and the kids
loved seeing what they could spot from the windows.
She has a deep interest in and
love for families
of all types and is in
awe of the many ways parents»
love elicits newfound strengths and compassion.
ODE TO MAKENA By Jeanice Barcelo Sacred Makena Breast
of the Mother and Primal oceans
of sound Pristine beauty and crystalline waters Our
love for you knows no bounds Your magnificence
awes us And touches all souls And assists us to remember That God is nature And God is
love And this is true forever...