Sentences with phrase «of deep devotion»

Our forefathers were men of deep devotion to Jesus Christ!

It is not, however, just a question of authority, but of deep devotion.

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There were scores of other episodes on the campaign trail that suggested Trump didn't feel deep devotion for the rule of law.

Ryan has shown he's not a Randian deep - down, of course, by his devotion to the life issues (Rand despised Reagan for his social conservatism) and his exemplary personal life.

Much heat is generated by discussing which hymns are better: because they are popular, because they are theologically deeper, because they make people clap their hands and smile, because they evoke sentiments of devotion, or because someone like Blessed John Henry Newman, St Ambrose or St Thomas Aquinas wrote them.

If what I have written is disturbing to some readers, 1 hope it will help others to reach a truer understanding of Jesus and a deeper devotion to him.

The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and spluttering; on every hand and far down the receding and fading spread of roofs and balconies a fulttering wilderness of flags flashed in the sun; daily the young volunteers marched down the wide avenue gay and fine in their new uniforms, the proud fathers and mothers and sisters and sweethearts cheering them with voices choked with happy emotion as they swung by; nightly the packed mass meetings listened, panting, to patriot oratory with stirred the deepest deeps of their hearts, and which they interrupted at briefest intervals with cyclones of applause, the tears running down their cheeks the while; in the churches the pastors preached devotion to flag and country, and invoked the God of Battles beseeching His aid in our good cause in outpourings of fervid eloquence which moved every listener.

Their students and teachers are not driven to the deeper levels of devotion which bridge (but do not obliterate) the differences between traditions.

Though he prefers the older word «piety» — with its deep rootage in Roman history and Calvinist theology — J. I. Packer offers a succinct positive definition of Christian spirituality as an «enquiry into the whole Christian enterprise of pursuing, achieving, and cultivating communion with God, which includes both public worship and private devotion, and the results of these in actual Christian life.»

Given the steady growth of this movement, its deep grounding in prayer and sacrifice, its passionate devotion to Christ, and its sense of mission with and through the Church, we an expect good things over the next years.

We wonder why there is so much unease in the hearts of members of Christian orders and of priests, why so few deep conversions are effected in China despite the flood of missionaries, why the Christian Church, with all its superiority of benevolence and devotion, yet makes so little appeal to the working masses.

This charge was prominent in the Atomic Energy Commission's statements and decision, but was given little weight by the Personnel Security Board (the Gray Board), which after extensive hearings found «no indication of disloyalty... and eloquent and convincing testimony to his deep devotion to his country» and «a high degree of discretion reflecting an unusual ability to keep to himself vital secrets.

I know of no prayer which so admirably expresses the deep meaning of true Christian devotion.

We need to be living our faith to the full, with a personal life of prayer, a committed love for Christ and a deep devotion to Our Lady.

The prayers in this book are above all Christ - centred, often referring to Newman's deep love of the Blessed Sacrament and profound attachment to Our Lady, as wellas his devotion to other saints, not least his own spiritual father, St Philip Neri, founder of the Oratory.

One reason for this is, of course, that the actual liturgies — the forms which are employed in the conduct of such worship — are not new creations; in almost every instance they are adaptations of ancient and hallowed usages, freighted with the devotion of the ages, and they manage to convey suggestions which are much deeper than mere verbalization.

We may remark in chapter 14 the reflection of Joab's deep devotion to David (14:1); the implication of the king's accessibility to his subjects (v. 4); the stratagem which Joab and the wise woman of Tekoa employ, strongly reminiscent of Nathan's parable (vv.

Augustine never quite brings his view of sexual love within the range of his deepest insight as to what loving another in God means: turning the whole current of love for self and neighbour into the channel of the love of God «which suffers no stream to be drawn off from itself by whose diversion its own volume would be diminished».19 To turn the human loves into the stream of devotion to God is one thing, to set devotion to God apart as one kind of love which makes others inferior is another.

I spend about an hour a day on my laptop, and I always come here first for a good laugh... And I have one thing to say... ANYTHING that tries to brainwash us with, worship and deep devotion, and total control of our lives..

A contemporary of Martin Luther, like Luther Loyola came to spiritual insight and devotion through deep agony which left its mark on the movement he founded.

I long to see deeper studies on the Cuban American devotion to N. S. de Caridad and their Afro - Cuban sense of santeria; on the Puerto Rican devotion to San Juan Bautista and other religious practices; on the Cristo Negro de Esquipulas of Guatemala and other devotions and rituals of the various Hispanic peoples living in the United States.

Existential anxiety is handled constructively only by a vital religious life, including --(a) a meaningful philosophy of life, (b) a challenging object of devotion, (c) a sense of transcending the earth - boundness of life, (d) a deep experience of trust in God and relatedness to the universe.

Around the window of this tiny room throngs of pilgrims crowd — some kneeling, some weeping, some saying the rosary, but all in deep devotion and fervent expectation.

this sacrifice of praise, although it seems to be specially offered by a single Priest, is really offered by all the faithful, women as well as men; for those things which he touches with his hands in offering them to God are committed to God by the deep inward devotion of the whole multitude.

I can attest to the immunities to most childhood diseases I had throughout childhood, (I never got Chicken Pox and hardly much else), not to mention the unconditional love and devotion I was lucky enough to have bestowed on me to this day, as well as the amazing health I still experience and the deep bond my mother and I have we have as a result of all that nutrition and loving care!

LOVE: I particularly admired Einstein's deep devotion to, and ability to focus on, science itself and his recognition that the personalities of scientists are irrelevant to understanding science.

Brenda has had a rich and diverse musical career (from folk to jazz to bluegrass) and now, with a deep devotion to the unveiling and celebration of our true beings through the power of sound.

As a professional dancer with over 20 years of classical training, Dani has always had a deep love and devotion for health and wellness.

These tender ladies are ready to embark in a feeling of deep and strong affection, where she will give all her love and devotion.

80 % of the population are Catholics with deep devotion.

While it doesn't ask the kind of deep, difficult spiritual questions that something like Shadowlands does, nor does it shy away from demonstrating the problems that come from such devotion, whether it be Eric's quarrels with Jennie about missionary work or his refusal to run on the Sabbath.

This is Radiohead's deepest, darkest pool of devotion and doubt in a career marked by almost nothing but.

As a woman who's left her kind - but - dull husband for a dashing cad who doesn't love her, Rachel Weisz digs deep into a clear - eyed, unapologetic romantic fatalism; her acceptance of her fate may be the purest devotion imaginable, but that doesn't make it any less painful.

In this case, Lin serves up a piping - hot Supreme with everything on it: There are classic car races; spy movie accoutrements; an ecclesiastical devotion to the ever - growing family (the fam's 10 - deep at this point, not counting Brian's new kid); the»70s fantasy of Luke Evans» Owen Shaw and his grungy, car - flipping Formula 1 racer; Letty's soap - opera return from the grave; her vicious smackdown with Gina Carano; that giant set - piece between Vin Diesel and a tank; and the other giant set - piece between Vin Diesel and a jumbo jet — Furious 6 doesn't stop.

But their love for this kind of brazen tackiness is far more than skin deep (as anyone familiar with their body of work knows), and their devotion here produces as gleeful a piece of subversion as one could hope for.

Naoko's struggle with tuberculosis informs one of the story's deep - set ironies: in her devotion, Naoko insists upon Jiro achieving his dreams of flight, but in the process, the couple loses valuable time to spend with each other.

For me, and I suspect for many others, this activity acts as a deep self - healing process, taking on and working with the reverential driving all those human expressions of love, joy, awe, respect, passion, compassion, honouring, devotion, wonder, gratitude, thankfulness, celebration, courage, commitment — the full range of positive emotions.

I should point out that clients in this type of situation often insist on keeping their house, a reflection of the deep - seated Canadian devotion to home ownership, and it takes long and difficult conversations with family, friends and trusted advisors before they come around to the realization that they have to let go of their home.

My deepest appreciation to Doctor Caitlin Seeley and clinic staff for their attentiveness and devotion shown to Monty during the final years of his life.

For over 30 years the Halo history is evidence in the fact that the staff, partners, and customers love and have a deep devotion to the welfare of all dogs and cats.

Whether the senior dog was part of a family where the dog / person devotion knew no bounds or one of the elders being tended at an animal sanctuary, I saw something much deeper than our divisions, something important about where we live and the best way to die.

Now, in 2010, our patience and devotion to the thematic masterpiece has been rewarded with the chance to venture once more into the deep; a new window into the city we could never burn out of our minds: BioShock 2.

While Dodd's ambitions do not run in this direction, she can be seen as a contemporary embodiment of the way an American devotion to direct experience can create a sense that extends beyond «mere» representation, and suggests that there is something immanent in a deep perception of the ordinary.

Known for its rigorously curatorial approach to its program and for a deep and enduring devotion to gallery artists, the gallery has, over the past three decades, fostered close and collaborative relationships with museums and curators worldwide, while continuing its tradition of commissioning new scholarship and creating innovative books and a range of other publications.

Such a level of devotion is elicited from these fans that they have no motivation to delve deeper into the messages from the firm to which they are devoted.

Our background also includes more than 7 years of teaching college writing courses, a qualifier to having higher writing standards and exceptional devotion to career improvement at a deeper level.