Sentences with phrase «connecting heaven and earth»

Starting from an abstracted image of a waterfall — paint which has been left to literally drip down across the painting's surface — Steir's paintings borrow from the vertical compositions of Chinese landscape painting and reference the metaphysical power of the waterfall as a symbol connecting heaven and earth.

The floor, representing the earth, is divided into three parts: the entrance or narthex, the place for those who do not yet believe (historically, the place for the catechumens); the nave or sanctuary, where the people of God worship under the observance of their heavenly King; and the sanctuary or altar area, where icons, ecclesial furniture and the altar table represent the things that connect heaven and earth.

This is the place that connects heaven and earth.

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They did not believe that God could become a man, but that heaven and earth connected at the Temple in Jerusalem.

Craig i agree totally church should be a slice of heaven on earth that is where corporately as believers come into the prescence of God.Its good when worshiping the Lord to feel his prescence and to feel connected to others because of Jesus.We had our carol service yesterday i was involved in the choir we combined with other churchs in the area it was a good turnout and alot of fun singing as we celebrated the birth of Jesus.It really makes christmas for me.If we love Jesus that should spill out into every area of our lives.He is the one that impacts others through us as we rely on him daily.Merry Christmas to you and your family regards brentnz

It does, however, turn the eyes of theologians away from heaven and toward the earth; or, more accurately, it causes us to connect the starry heavens with the earth, as the «common» creation story claims, telling us that everything in the universe, including stars, dirt, robins, black holes, sunsets, plants and human beings, is the product of an enormous explosion billions of years ago.

It drifts like smoke or storms in like flashes of lightening - insight or takes our breath; we make love, we learn, we sing, we watch the stars come out, we care, we connect, we labour, we carry, we nurse, we cry, we dance, we have these moments of transcendence, like the veil between heaven and earth is fluttering, we can't breathe for the loveliness of the world and each other, and just like that, we remember something.

The lectionary is rich this time of year, and as I get back to blogging through the Scripture readings each week, our focus will be on paying attention to the witness of the prophets, connecting them to the Christmas story and to our present longing for God's will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Those who truly wish to leave the world behind and evade to a place where they can really connect to their roots and most likely also the roots of modern civilization, should wander off to the Greek Islands, dotting the turquoise and emerald waters like little pieces of heaven lost on Earth.

It is a massive sculpture called Broken Obelisk; the line that connects Earth and heaven has been cut.