Sentences with phrase «gracious living in»

In her book Gracious Living in A New World Alexandra writes, «We fill our well before emptying it.»
The bungalows have been restored to impeccable style, to offer a taste of gracious living in 27 suites and rooms, with butler service and original furnishings, accompanied by gourmet meals.
An iconic collection of 5 colonial era tea planters» bungalows restored to impeccable style, offering a taste of gracious living in 26 suites and rooms, with butler service and gourmet meals.
Hadley Court focuses on the value of gracious living in the home, whether it be through design, organization, or entertaining.

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For me as a Calvinist, that suggests that rather than spending a lot of time defending the doctrine of total depravity or of election I would do best to share my deeply felt sense of my own unworthiness, and to point people to the way in which I have experienced God's gracious workings in my life.
We value gracious flexibility, not only in terms of how we think, believe and live, but also in how we function as a community.
Al - Mulk In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion: and He over all things Hath Power --(1) He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft - Forgiving --(2) He Who created the seven heavens one above another; no want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most GraciouIn the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion: and He over all things Hath Power --(1) He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft - Forgiving --(2) He Who created the seven heavens one above another; no want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Graciouin Whose hands is Dominion: and He over all things Hath Power --(1) He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft - Forgiving --(2) He Who created the seven heavens one above another; no want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Graciouin deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft - Forgiving --(2) He Who created the seven heavens one above another; no want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Graciouin Might, Oft - Forgiving --(2) He Who created the seven heavens one above another; no want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Graciouin the Creation of (Allah) Most Gracious.
The building of the local hospital, the ambulance that got me there before I died from blood loss, the image of God in the paramedics that made them give their lives to rescuing people they've never met, the wisdom of the surgeon, the intelligence and skill of the thousands of individuals whose discoveries have made operating theatres and anaesthesia possible — all of these are gracious gifts of a loving God, whose mercy enables healings to take place across the world that would, in any other generation, be considered quite miraculous.
And God was gracious, to Zacharias and Elizabeth, and to all who encountered John later in life.
It is possible to live now in this way, and where people do so, God's gracious presence is already a reality, although the confidence is that more and more people will come to live in this way.
Finally, play can keep that gracious «ground - base of joy» alive in all of us, and so prepare us for, and help sustain us within, our ongoing life of faith.
It is rather that in the incarnation of the Word of God humanity has been taken into unity with God; human life has been sanctified; and a way has been opened for all men in every century and in all circumstances to enter into their right relationship to the Creator (the relationship of sons to their Father) through God's gracious approach to them in Christ and the response of trust and obedience which God in Christ evokes from them.
It is difficult to know how to categorize the suffering of these infants whose deaths come in the wake of God's gracious intervention of the life of Jesus.
Recognizing this is the first step toward humbly and properly conforming my life to God's gracious working in the world.
In interviews neither party will address the other and each has moved on musically - Kowalczyk going solo and the other members of Live joining with two members of Candlebox to form The Gracious Few.
But for those who believe in God's gracious plan for their life — even in the midst of pain and confusion, there is always hope.
For him, for one to be like God was to live in gracious love to the neighbor.
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.
We may prepare for our next section, then, by affirming that, for Christian faith, by the prevenient Action of God a human life was taken and made into the instrument for the gracious divine operation; in more traditional idiom, the eternal Word, Self - Expression of very God, was clothed with a true humanity, crowning the rest of God's work in and for God's human children.
You swear you're never going to forget what it's like «in the trenches» with small children when you're in the midst of it but then you get just a few years out of that intense season of life and then a toddler shows up and you're all, «Oh, good gracious, I forgot how busy this season is!»
God speaks of his people living lives of gracious and generous giving, of prudent and wise decisions (something never very popular in our culture), our time and money and love, our lives, a sowing towards life.
These qualities and conditions, which constitute the materials and contexts with which and in which the exemplifications of relational power must fulfill their ambiguous destinies, run the gamut from triumphant breakthroughs to crippling regressions, from life - restoring laughter to life - denying despair, from the beauty of the gracious heart to the debasing cruelty of the small mind and smaller soul.
I knew that thou art a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love (hesed)... therefore, now, O Yahweh, take my life from me for it is better for me to die than to live.
However, when such a reality moves from individual and community life to a nation as a whole, a number of engagements of the USA in the world arena are not perceived as benevolent and gracious.
Because of these acts we know him to be real, accessible, and infinitely gracious, and in that knowledge we find the promise of both the coming of his kingdom and the ultimate fulfillment of our own lives: «Through the tender mercy of our God, the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.»
At the heart of this difficult doctrine is the proclamation that our lives and our deaths are in God's hand; we are loved of God not by our own merit but by God's gracious initiative toward us We need not spend our lives in good works in order to be saved but only in grateful response to being so loved.
... So be generous and gracious as different people live out the gospel in different ways.
Christ is «being formed in us» as we enter fully into our humanity through the gracious action of God, who has broken through our old and estranged ways and established the foundations of the new life.
Learning to live a sober life, in a dignified and gracious way, was a gift I learned from the folks in AA (regardless of their spiritual or religious or agnostic / atheist bent).
O Lord Chief of the gods Who alone art exalted on earth and in Heaven,... O Merciful Gracious Father in Whose hands rests the life of the whole world, O Lord, Thy divinity is full of awe, like the far - off Heaven and the broad ocean O Creator of the land... begetter of gods and men who dost build dwellings and establish offerings... O mighty Leader whose deep inner being no god understands... O Father, begetter of all things, who lookest upon all living things... Who is exalted in Heaven?
I think Jeremy you did a good job pointing out that that line shouldn't be drawn for others we should live in a «manner that life is a contest to see who can be the most gracious, loving, kind, and forgiving, and teach others to do the same.»
This means that no pastoral care can be complete which does not assume a form including a call to renewed discipleship to those capable of actively witnessing to the Kingdom of God in their own lives, as well as a call to affirm respectfully the incapacitated as themselves signs of God's gracious presence and identification with those deemed hopeless in the world's sight.
What I have in mind by this is Jesus» unconditional commitment to God the Father and his constant awareness that his life and ministry is God's gracious gift.
Austere as well as paternal, authoritative and kingly as well as merciful and gracious, terrific in judgment against selfishness, cruelty, and sham as well as forgiving to outcasts and prodigals, Jesus» God was revealed not so much in the words he used about him as in the life he lived with him.
In summary I was dead; I commended you, together with the little ones, to God and to my gracious Lord, since I thought I would never again see you in this mortal life... But soon several litres passed from me, and I feel as if I were born again.&raquIn summary I was dead; I commended you, together with the little ones, to God and to my gracious Lord, since I thought I would never again see you in this mortal life... But soon several litres passed from me, and I feel as if I were born again.&raquin this mortal life... But soon several litres passed from me, and I feel as if I were born again.»
«The Presbytery of Springfield, sitting at Cambridge, in the County of Bourbon, being through a gracious Providence in more than ordinary bodily health, growing in strength and size daily, and in perfect soundness and composure of mind; but knowing that it is appointed for all delegated bodies once to die, and considering that the life of every such body is very uncertain, do make, and ordain this our last Will and Testament... We will, that this body die, be dissolved, and sink into union with the Body of Christ at large; for there is but one Body and one Spirit, even as we are called in one hope of our calling.
So people today, particularly those who live in the cities, do not live in a natural environment in which God is a gracious partner.
While at first glance this is a more liberal, gracious position, in another way of considering it, virtually any persistent sin could be considered an eternal sin, if not completely overcome by the end of one's life.
And it proposes that this other dimension is a gracious source of meaning and purpose for our lives in the immediate environment of nature and history.
Celebrating Home: A Handbook for Gracious Living (Bright Sky Press, 2012), Rost's guide to making the home more joyful, peaceful, and welcoming, has been recognized by the High Plains Book Awards as a finalist in the Best Culinary Book award program for 2013.
Hayley, a talented makeup artist, has always been so gracious in giving me healthy makeup / beauty advice (you can find some of her write - ups on their website) while her partner in life, Bill, set the standard for photography in our food blogging world.
It seemed also, in some ways, a shame to have to putt for a living in such a gracious and leisurely atmosphere.
If you have readers, you can download some books on your Kindle, but truthfully, this is probably the only time in life where they will watch four movies in a row, so be gracious about it.
And he was a gracious man, one of the best speakers I ever met in my life,» said Amodeo.
In a Citi News interview, Dr. Anning indicated that President Mahama's ability to hold himself up as an example of gracious defeat and evidence of a fulfilling life after a presidency could be key to resolving the deadlock.
At a certain point in the gratitude practice, the essence of gracious living becomes inherent and abundant, so much so, that the only way to proceed is by sharing and giving back.
I truly believe that the practice of yoga is a gracious opportunity to cultivate awareness — in our bodies as well as in our hearts and minds — so that we can manifest such practices of mindfulness, compassion, patience, humility, and Love off of our mats, in our daily lives.
Be big and gracious and hugely supportive, boost your mood instantly by tell them you are so happy for their success, let them know you truly believe they are worth every bit of happiness they have and I'm not kidding, doing this, raising the bar on what your capacity is for genuine sincerity toward another person will bring you a sense of personal peace and real, solid comfort in where you are in your own life.
Kids are only as good as their parents, they are often a direct reflection of them, so her being such a love stems from all the love you've poured into her and don't think she's not watching how you handle life's issues, she is and that's all being influenced by her gracious behavior, which you can see reflected in her demeanor in all of her photos!
Kindness: all the people in our life have been incredibly gracious the past few weeks.
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