Sentences with phrase «power over my body»

For this reason Holloway frequently defines the essence of the priest as the one who presides and has power over the Body and Blood of the Lord.

No wonder Holloway emphasises that it is in the celebration of Mass, in this «terrible power over the Body and the Blood of The Lord» that the priest knows «why he is alone, and he knows he is never lonely».

Those 3 words were the sentence that thrust me back to when someone else had the control, the say, and all the power over my body.

Taking back my power over my body has been one of the most amazing parts of nursing for me.

Sexual behaviors are not hard wired; we assume that they can be modulated and moderated through rules of social interactions imposed by the brain's veto power over the body.

The idea that the mind has power over the body may be especially useful to chronic pain patients who often find themselves without satisfactory medical treatments.

White staff may show a lack of faith in the ability students of color have to control themselves when seeking to have power over their bodies.

Not exact matches

When Hillary Clinton — dressed in her power - red pantsuit — sauntered over the stage to greet Donald Trump last week in their first presidential dplaceholderebate, her body language spelled power.

Next year she'll be student body Vice President (where she'll be more of the Dick Cheney power - behind - the - throne Vice President, rather than the Mike Pence step - aside - rather - than - get - mowed - over Vice President, or so she tells me).

A large body of law and custom in the United States holds that because employers have far more power over their employees than businesses do over their customers, they must provide them with far greater protections — not least, a minimum wage and overtime pay.

«Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time.»

It says more about the power of the human mind over the human body than it does about prayer itself.

Saints in Heaven are still part of the Body of Christ because death had no power over them.

The notion of women's autonomy» including absolute control over our own bodies» leaves us with an unrealistic sense of human power and an exaggerated sense of independence from the consequences of our attitudes and actions.

Supposedly, then, no body such as a synod or presbytery had any power over congregations.

Never does the New Testament complain that the soul of man, his authentic self, is imprisoned in a material body: never does it complain of the power of sensuality over the spirit.

What's frustrating about all of this, of course, is that I can use the word «vagina» when the context involves rape, but I can not use the word «vagina» when the context involves a certain degree of ownership and power over my own body.

He fears that which has power to wound, maltreat, ruin, or strike dead the body, but which has no power whatever over the soul unless it obtains it through fear.

It is the power I exercise over my brain, my whole nervous system, and indeed over my whole body, Of this power we may say, in a commonsense way and subject to later qualification, that I exercise it while acting; and that some neuron in my brain that fires in the course of the action, or some neural network through which a complex impulse passes, is subject to it.

These powers include «power over the very body of Jesus Christ» to make «it present upon our altars» and «the power which... «God gave neither to Angels nor Archangels» — the power to remit sins.»

Get arrested, put your body in the middle of things, hold your «gentile leaders who lord their power over others» accountable, but don't just stand by.

Of course, the Church as the Body of Christ or communio is the historical form of the Risen Lord who already reigns over what St. Paul called the principalities and powers of the present time, including the state.

while Jesus indeed did need to wash and so did the Apostles the dirt on the outside of their body we would be denying the power of God over all life if we did indeed say that disease did have its way with them.

And, in most denominations, there is too much hierarchy in the clergy and too much power in leaders and governing bodies over congregations and congregants.

But the ones HE detested most of all were the politicians and money lovers who seeked to gain power over the masses to enrich themselves while stepping over dead bodies and claiming the dead poor had just encountered a streak of «bad luck».

The Resurrection is the real indication of Christ's power over death and sin, of course, but also of His power over matter: matter is raised to new potentialities, new relationships, as shown by His Risen Body being able to pass through walls, no longer materially confined by time and space as before, an indication of our own future bodily lives in the state called «heaven».

The chile is wiped over the body to absorb the occult power, and then it is burned.

Pop your kettle on, preheat your oven 200 °C / 400 °F / gas mark 6 and once ready, pour boiling water over your chopped (or pulsed in a mixer) walnuts to soak and soften up for a good 30 minutes (this'll be the omega - rich «mince meat» plant - powered body of your ragu sauce).

In the conversations, he bragged about the power and influence he holds over Italian soccer's governing body and trumped - up his role in securing a recent television contract for the league.

Specifically, power over and control of another person, their will, their perceptions, or body.

It is often easy for an outsider to spot the bad body language that infects so many player / coach relationships, but goes unchallenged and unaddressed because of the power that a coach has over playing time.

And later, in another context, there was a charade of my own power but if I truly loved them, truly trusted them, I would give my body over to their demands, because that was what love did, even if it hurt.

A first step in the gradual shift of your mind would be to forgive yourself the conditioning you've been taught to rely on — that you must hand over your body (and, essentially, your power) over to your doctor, hospital, modern medicine and technology.

I know how much power the mind has over the body, so I am making a big effort to convince myself the baby will drop and I will go early.

They are using their growing physical, thinking, and language skills to gain some power over themselves, their bodies, and their surroundings.

Toilet training is particularly ripe for power struggles because it is so tied up with toddlers wanting to have control over their own bodies.

These power struggles sometimes lead to children trying to regain control over their bodies by withholding urine or bowel movements.

PS — I totally get what Madge is saying but I would worry that any kind of consequential language in this realm could backfire — it really feels like a lack of control / power thing to me (which is I guess sometimes the root of bullying behavior) but consequences could make him feel both more powerful (he gets more attention from his request) AND more ashamed (about peeing etc.) I would re-inforce two things: 1) his own control / power over his own body (that means being totally ok with having an accident) AND 2) another person's right to privacy (he has no right to talk to another person about their own bathroom behavior)

It may surprise you, but for the vast majority of people opposed to abortion, that opposition has nothing to do with «wanting power over a woman's body».

If the current private owner can not justify keeping the plant open and a new owner can not be found, then it should be taken over by the New York State Power Authority (NYPA), and managed directly under that body.

Even if Mr. Gianaris and his team succeed, questions remain over how Ms. Stewart - Cousins will adjust to the powers and responsibilities of the majority leader role, where it will fall upon her to appoint committee chairs and set the legislative agenda for the body with Mr. Klein.

And so, Labour believes that powers over devolved policy areas currently exercised by the EU should go directly to the relevant devolved body after Brexit, so that power is closer to the people.

Speaking at the hearing conducted by the Senate's Joint Committee on INEC; and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Saraki stated that the National Assembly had powers to legislate over the electoral body and other agencies of government.

«How does any entity, private of not, have the unchecked access to and negotiating power over, any taxable property without any type of oversight by any governing body of individuals chosen by the electorate?»

A relatively little - known lawmaker before her election as speaker, she faced serious doubts among the city's political elites about her ability to wield power over the Council's unruly body, and to stand up to the mayor.

He questions whether people would accept it in their homes, though, given concerns over the effect of power lines and cell phones on the body.

Music has an undeniable power over mind and body — and the science behind its mysterious sway is a hot topic at the moment.

But their limitation is implied by the name: They can transfer power only over short distances, limiting their usefulness deep inside the body.

The creation of UK Research and Innovation, intended to increase the power of UK research funding bodies, means Walport will continue to wield great influence over science in government.

Spencer and other team members speculated that the bodies could be powered by radioactive isotopes or by heat left over from their formation.