Sentences with phrase «holy sacred places»

One thing the church must not do, however, is treat buildings like holy sacred places where the true, spiritual stuff happens and everywhere else is secular and unspiritual.

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Early stories such as the encounter with Yahweh at the burning bush, where Moses was warned to put off his shoes because the spot was «holy ground,» (Exodus 3:5; cf. Joshua 5:15) reveal the way in which this dread of holy things and places and this need of insulations against their dangerous potency issued in sacred rites and customs.

As they fall in defense of their holy place, for all the poor form of their devotion, there is this element of sublimity: they do believe that something in life is so sacred that a man would better die than have it violated.

Perhaps any place where humans choose to build a sacred shrine can become a holy place and satisfy their need to locate worship.

This was the curtain that hung before the Holy of Holies, that sacred place where only the high priest might enter, and he only on the Day of Atonement, covered with the blood of sacrifice.

Even if the priests can preside over some of the revered symbols [sacraments], a priest could not perform the sacred divine birth [baptism] without the divine ointment [the oils consecrated by the bishop], nor could he perform the mystery of Holy Communion without having first placed on the altar the symbols of that Communion.

So even though I felt that nudge, the one I've come to recognise as the Holy Spirit announcing something new, inviting me into a place of sacred learning by stepping out of a boat right onto water, I said, «I can't» to that Voice and so I didn't do it.

This is excellent news, news of a highly symbolic character, since the Holy Sepulchre is the most sacred place for Christians of all confessions.

Staying up there on the mountain with Jesus and those sacred sources was for Peter like attending some spiritual retreat for the modern Christian: the quiet time, the holy place, the aids to worship: stained glass windows, helpful spiritual directors, rich meditations, prayers and songs, celebrating with thanksgiving the gifts of forgiveness, acceptance and freedom.

This identification of the Ark with the special presence of Yahweh is repeatedly shown in the narratives, until, as the most sacred palladium of the nation, it was placed in the Holy of Holies of Solomon's temple.

Just beyond Ubud, Balinese worshippers have been gravitating towards Pura Tirta Empul which translates to Temple of the Holy Water, a place where the sacred springs are said to hold healing properties.

Didn't you realize that your body is a sacred place, the place of the Holy Spirit...» (1 Corinthians 6:19 - 20)?

So we pulled off the road, and Tilly got out and walked up to the fence and stared up at the empty space like it was amazing, like it was a place where something holy and sacred had happened.

The holy city has been a sacred place for the religious and spiritual for innumerable years, but the beauty of this ancient city has so much to offer anyone looking to indulge themselves in history.

The fifth day of Bali Round Trip will commence after breakfast with a visit Tenganan village, the authenticl ancient Bali aga village, the second stop is Goa Lawah (Bat Cave) a sacred place with a unique cave full of holy bats.

He was honored as a holy man and after he died in 1541 his tomb in Buda became an Islamic sacred place and a site of pilgrimage.

Exotic rituals took place on this sacred ground in the past; from celebrations to ritual sacrifice, this was a holy place.

Rather than seeking out a cute like moogle or finding a sacred holy place (depending on how you view it), No More Heroes had you scouring for the toilet like a man at a nightclub who has had too many shots!

In 2010, as part of a 3 - year project based around gender imbalance in India, drawing parallels between the cow — sacred animal and symbol of fertility — and her observance of the undervalued condition of India's women, Nourry created life - like figurative sculptures, the Holy Daughters, that were part sacred cow, part girl, in resin, placing them in the streets of New Delhi before stepping back to film the reactions of local men.