Sentences with phrase «by sheer joy»

But there was a reality behind all the pictures and images — and that reality was life in God, with all the saints, where suffering and pain would be no more and where all the anguish of this mortal life would be absent entirely, being replaced by sheer joy such as that of the angels themselves.

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For what I experienced was neither pride in my genes nor glory in my dog - handling (she had, after all, disobeyed by running and swimming away), but sheer exultation in the joy of being alive, in the thrill of water, and in affection for waggy dogs» tails.

The peace, the joy, and the sheer delight of pastors who are faithful to their calling is not the product of a successful ministry as it is usually defined by denominational leaders anxious to perpetuate their own power and position.

In 1988, when Latin American and North American Christian communicators met in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a highlight of the week was the presentation of indigenous songs and dance by Puerto Rican Christians who carry on a rich and sophisticated religious musical tradition for the sheer joy of it.

There is the sheer giving and ecstatic happiness in being possessed by everlasting love, and concomitantly with this and fusing with it is the joy of possessing God as He is by means of the beatific vision.36

A sense of sheer joy is coupled with the ever - present danger posed by predators in a less - colourful, but no less spectacular, image of spirited gelada baboons as the sun sets on the Ethiopian Highlands [Additional file 3].

But pushing through their fears and experiencing the sheer joy of being propelled forward by a force greater than yourself is just surreal for them.»

Tux shirts on skinny leathers by Saint Laurent were also sheer joy.

Kirby's Epic Yarn defied the decade that came before it, and still stands out in the years that have followed by emphasizing sheer joy and creativity over all else.

What began as a natural integration of my sociopolitical beliefs with a sheer joy of art - making, has since developed into a full - fledged artistic praxis by which I integrate the human realm I come in contact with in the course of my travels - its individuals, cultures, and struggles - with its refuse, in order to comment on and participate in the issues I feel most passionate about.