Sentences with phrase «of a higher power comes»

The only «proof» of a higher power comes from a book written by people as confused and as scared as we are.

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Striking a high - power pose in your interviewer's office could come off as offensive, presumptive, and rude, regardless of how it makes you feel, Cuddy says.

When DDI surveyed more than 500 employees and 500 business leaders, they found a high percentage of bosses claimed they do everything in their power to encourage their team to come up with creative solutions.

Then, in the atmosphere of post-War nationalism and reaction, with the Ku Klux Klan «riding» again (in Fords) at the instigation of a pair of high - powered publicity panjandrums, Jews came in for a share of the Catholic opprobrium.

When we think of high - powered leaders, people like Donald Trump come to mind — no - nonsense, all - knowing ominous figures.

After recalling Tsipras coming to power as an unrepentant demagogue whose high - wire negotiations in 2015 cost Greece «100 billion euros» (in extra austerity measures), the opposition accuses him of «belatedly discovering investments» that he fought against.

Most of IPG Photonics» strength in product sales came from the quasi-continuous wave laser and high - power laser areas, which had year - over-year gains of 82 % and 57 % respectively.

Kang, who holds a cross-appointment with the Rotman School of Management, was curious about how employees could combat the pressures that come with negotiating with someone in a higher position of power.

35 The angel answered, «The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.

For me I see evolution the same as you see God not enough proof to say I believe it and see God as how all things started, in my view evolution of man can be true just that it has not been proven where God I can see because there is no other logical explanation for how the matter in the universe came to be from nothing, a higher power for now can be the only possible answer if science was to prove the creation of the universe in some other way I would not deny that truth.

But still, if a rich and high - powered conservative donor came to ask my advice, whether they should try to start a new college, or whether they should try the easier and apparently more civic - spirited task of helping to reform existing ones (by aiding things like existing APT programs, such as the one that employs me), I think I am obliged to advise the former.

Just keep your mind open, and continue to evolve your thinking with the sciences that are out there and possibly you will come up with a «model» of a «higher power» that works for you.

Indeed, the angelic annunciation is not worded as a proposal but as an exercise of irresistible power: «The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.»

Wonder and awe before the majesty of the Creator, answering a high call to service, being transformed by a Power greater than our own, being aware of a Presence in whose fellowship we find our strength, being reinforced by the divine help so that we triumph over trouble, opening our lives to inspired hours when the best seems the most real — all these are responses to revelations of reality above and beyond ourselves, but nowhere is such revelation so compelling as when it comes incarnate in a person.

The second part of his reply to the high priest, as given by Mark (14:62), reads, «and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.»

The highest cause may be (1) in every sense or aspect «uncaused,» in no sense or aspect the effect of anything else; or it may be (2) in some aspects uncaused, and in others causally influenced, but its manner of both acting and receiving influences may be the highest conceivable, hence absolutely «perfect,» although even so its whole being may not in every sense be perfect, because the influences as coming from other causes, say human beings, may be less admirable than they might be; or the supreme cause may be (3) in no sense or aspect uncaused, independent of other powers, hence in no way wholly exempt from the imperfections of the latter...

When one looks for the secret of such goodness in others or in gratitude thanks God for such a measure of victory as has come to his own life, the explanation lies in humility, loving outreach, a sense of divine forgiveness, and power that comes from dwelling in «the secret place of the Most High.»

While some of that credit is given, the overtone of good vs. evil in terms of a higher power takes it away, as though «the light» came along and empowered simpletons to act according to its «loving» will.

I've been sober in AA for quite a few years and have felt that I had to hide or defend my lack of belief in a higher power, but I think much of that discomfort comes from my need to fit in.

I say I am agnostic, but atheist when it comes to all religion, therefore you pretty much know you'd have a tough time selling me on the god of Abraham or any other «already described» god — even though I don't claim that a higher power does not exist.

Though Jesus had not, it is true, announced himself to Israel as the Messiah, and had forbidden the demons to make him known — since they knew him» — and had even commanded his disciples to be silent about their recognition of his Messiahship, nevertheless, at the last, in the high priest's court, he had admitted unequivocally that he was the one who should sit at the right hand of the divine Power (God) and come with the clouds of heaven.

While at their highest point such activities, particularly conceptualising, are immaterial and so are not ultimately dependent upon the body, Aquinas held that in this life the whole gamut of rational activity needs various interior sense powers that come with the body.

I think one part of this came out of the strict religious traditions that highlighted hypocrisy, exhibited pride in self - ability to carry out religious ordinances or «procedures», and were founded in mere tradition rather than from some higher power or actual scriptural foundation.

The extreme naivete of Christians comes through when they confidently assert that their higher Power is Jesus Christ.

What we need to do in order to grasp its meaning is to give full recognition to both elements, and the divine message will shine through with greater richness and power if we understand something of the channels of human fallibility mixed with high insights through which the message comes.

Flores (1988) points out that it is up to AA members to come to their own personal understanding of the meaning and significance of this higher power (pp. 359 - 60).

The programs taught me about (1) admitting I was beat, (2) coming to believe in something greater than myself (eventually a higher power)(many evolutions and concepts of HP, all of these at one time or another: nature, the 12 steps, creator, Love, spiritual principles)(Step 3) applying my low self worth and gigantic Ego to these spiritual principles (4) write down my liabilities and assets (5) share them with another and my higher power (6 & 7) ask for the liabilites to be removed and be patient with the process (8) Make a list of all that were harmed by me (9) make amends to such folks except whn to do so would injure them or myself (10) take a daily inventory of my day, checking for snafus, mean temperment, arrogance etc (11) meditation and prayer to communicate to my higher power and quiet reflection to listen for the Truth (12) after having a spiritual awakening as a result of working these steps, help others if they wish for help because now I am in the position to assist.

Do you really believe that millions of people who believe in God are simply ignorant and are completely wrong when it comes to believing in a God or higher power?

The divine message will shine through with greater richness and power if we understand something of the channels of human fallibility mixed with high insights through which the message comes.

I have not read through most of the posts, but came to believe that my higher power is the spirit of my alanon group.

35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

The coming of woman inaugurates (if the account is read temporally) or embodies (if, as I prefer, the account is read ontologically or anthropologically) a new dimension of our humanity, comprising augmented powers of reason and speech, higher levels of self - awareness, and genuine sociality rooted in sexual difference and attraction — all in one package.

I would like to vote Republican but my fear of closed minded bible thumpers who want to set back our education system, social reforms, free thought and our culture as a whole, outweighs my fear of skyrocketing national debt, slow economic growth and higher taxes (incidentally higher taxes are coming no matter who is in power.

These guys who think there is no higher power except time must have part of the truth, God has always been so he must have came from nothing.

There is not a more hypocritical or repulsive group than those who are not only so distressed by people accepting what they view as nothing more than a fairy tale, but who reject a higher power for lack of proof, only to cling (defacto) to the idea that everything came into existence without any sort of guidance, intent, or intelligence behind it.

Long ago, when I realized I was going to have to come to some kind of grips with this idea of a Higher Power if I was going to have much hope of getting and staying sober (my way really hadn't worked very well), I did.

He sits in heaven at the right hand of the Power on high, and is to come on the clouds of heaven.»

And the angel said, «The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.

Between the epiclesis and the consecration, the Holy Spirit comes on the altar and the priest, and the power of the Most High comes down.

In my work for the Institute for Global Engagement, I come across many official documents — such as a State Department action plan on women and security or a United Nations treaty on ending racial discrimination — that barely mention religion, despite the fact that a vast majority of the world's population (84 percent, according to Pew Research) believes in a higher power.

The same Holy Spirit and power of the Most High come upon the altar at every Mass..

«The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow and the child will be holy... the Son of God» (Lk 1:35 - 36).

And so it happened when the «power of the Most High» came upon Mary at the Annunciation and the Lord entered into the Temple of his creation.

Too bad for the Atheists... the 12 Steps are completely based on CHRISTIAN values and doctrines... they use Higher Power rather than «Jesus»... the majority of non-believing 12 steppers eventually come to find out that there IS indeed a God and HE is the ONLY way to manage addiction!

Paul said in Colossians 2 v 8 «don't let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from spiritual powers of this world rather than from Christ.

The Annunciation is for Maximus the death blow to phallocentrism: «The Word of God himself, united himself with humanity not through seed but by the power of the Most High and the coming of the Holy Spirit.»

The point is that there is a lot of open space for thought about the nature of God or a higher power — atheists run around like they know everything that isn't, which certainly comes off sounding like they have some insight into the nature of the universe that non-atheists do nt.

However, it must come to each of us, in the night, or in a moment of uncertainty in the day, that perhaps America and even Israel are just like all the other places; that perhaps we have not built the walls high enough or amassed enough power or might to protect what we have earned.

Begin by blending the soaked cashews in a high - powered blender or food processor, with enough coconut milk to almost come to the top of the nuts.

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