Sentences with phrase «deeper spiritual longing»

And behind every sexual longing, I believe there's an even deeper spiritual longing.

Not exact matches

I finally understood this after reading Keith Green's biography where he tried a lot of different belief systems looking for the deepest satisfaction and finally settled into Christ in the hippie years because it held for him the depth and strength to satisfy his spiritual longings.

Tracey Rowland, in Catholic World Report's «round table» discussion (not reported in its print edition) argues that the Pope is affirming that «When cultures no longer serve the deepest needs of human nature and actually narrow the spiritual horizons of people, people don't know who they are and feel depressed.

It's only when we focus the two images into one that we gain spiritual «depth perception» and begin to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of God.»

Downing's discussion of the «spiritual vision» underlying the Chronicles captures quite nicely Lewis's rejection of any «tame god,» whose kindness does not rise to the level of supreme goodness — and, therefore, is not really an answer to the deepest longing of our hearts.

If deep and spiritual intimacy is what humans seek, then relational or sexual intensity can never satisfy our deepest longings or heal our oldest wounds.

Sometimes, though, I longed for an outlet for spiritual feelings harbored deep inside.

If I tried to summarize my deepest spiritual aspiration, I would use the words of St Paul, «It is no longer I that live, but Christ Jesus lives in me» (Galatians 2, 20), or I would echo the yearning from the Prayer of Humble Access in the Book of Common Prayer that «I might evermore dwell in Christ and he in me».

Mankind has always believed in the spiritual world, every fairy tale ever written (or told orally before the written word) only serves to show our deep longing to reconnect with something that has been lost.

For spiritual communion is by no means merely an act of longing for the reception of the Lord under the sacramental signs; much deeper, and more properly, it is the act of prayer of a living and understanding faith, by which it enters into living communication and communion with Christ, the eternal and living Truth.

I know heartbreaking cases of people in such Churches who have sunk into deep spiritual depressions, no longer able to bear the teaching that God CAUSES billions of humans to eternally burn in hell.

Walk outside or into another room for a minute and take some long, deep breaths, or open a spiritual book and read a paragraph.

Marshall Aditya Keneipp, BS (Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado), YTT 500, has a deep and long standing interest in yoga and the practical application of spiritual methods for self - realization.

Monumental art has long had a history of recognizing personal and cumulative accomplishments and after deep reflection of our cultural and spiritual achievements, the artists have responded with the creation of an absurd continuous machine for tossing oversized spaghetti.

We move toward emotional and spiritual maturity as we mindfully uncover, welcome, and convey our deepest feelings and tender longings.

I like to work with individuals who are actively seeking a spiritual awakening, or may simply be feeling a deep longing or emptiness for something that seems to be missing.