Sentences with phrase «reflect upon my life»

Death becomes in Lohfink's phrase the «frontier situation» which forces Qoheleth to reflect upon life.34 Life is to be loved; its present happiness and joy cherished.

It claims that by rooting around in our own egos or by reflecting upon our life experiences as men or women, whites or blacks, we really won't discover much that is worth knowing, unless we know this Jew from Nazareth who is the way, the truth and the life, and are part of a people who follow him.

The kind of surprises this year started with has made me reflect upon life more closely.

The nature of human unselfish love becomes clearer if we reflect upon life in the African savannas 1 or 2 million years ago.

Last year I reflected upon some life lessons (which I just updated with my 40th lesson), and this year I'm sharing some of...

By Sidney Lumet (Unrated) The legendary director reflects upon his life and career in this revealing biopic based on an intimate interview conducted a few years before his death in 2011.

From myths and folklore, to fairy tales, fantasy and science fiction, people through every age and culture have turned to storytelling to reflect upon their lives.

Additional paintings reflect upon lived and imagined experiences the artists share, including allegorical motifs such as water and the moon and stars, which have long appeared in their work, rendered vividly to conjure a lucid dream state.

The Cafe aims to be a visually appealing, intellectually stimulating, spiritually enriching and at least occasionally amusing website where Episcopalians and those interested in our church can read, watch, listen and reflect upon life and faith.

Not exact matches

«1 Second Everyday makes it easy to look back on any given year of your life and relive it in a way that's instantly absorbable and easy to reflect upon,» says creator Cesar Kuriyama.

Mark from the Middle you reflect poorly upon Christianity when you sink to hateful name calling «Atheist garbage» and «filth» You might want to take a look at your own life and remove the log from your own eye before commenting on the splinter in your brother's.

They talk about their families because that is what really matters in a person's life... that is thier true legacy and their only real immortality... most people, I am fairly sure, know deep down that god is a fairy tale, a cushion, and that death is truly the end... what this very excellent young woman heard from these dying people makes perfect sense... death is a time to end the bs and look at and reflect upon what was real and important in that individual's life

People are going there to reflect on their lives, and walk in the foot step of prophet Mohammed's (May Allah's peace be upon him) foot step.

It is sobering to reflect upon the role of accidental circumstance in the founding of «process theology,» which lives in large measure from Whitehead's discovery of the consequent nature of God.

But my basic convictions about them were derived not from these philosophers but partly from my being surrounded from birth with the reality in question; partly from Emerson's essays and the works of James and Royce; partly from the poems of Shelley and Wordsworth (which similarly influenced Whitehead); and most of all from my own experience, reflected upon especially during my two years in the army medical corps, when I had considerable leisure to think about life and death and other fundamental questions.

In reflecting psychically upon itself Life made a new start.

Yet as a new generation of Christians heeds God's call to serve «the least of these» in our society, let's stop for a moment and reflect upon our approach to serving with those living in poverty.

She looks with sincere respect upon those ways of conduct and of life, those rules and teachings which, though differing in many particulars from what she holds and sets forth, nevertheless often reflect a ray of that Truth which enlightens all men (John 1:9).

Paul had reflected deeply upon the new life realized in the Christian community.

Whitehead did not speculate on the precise location of memory within the animal organism, but the most plausible extension of his theory suggests rather that memories are maintained for the soul by other occasions, thereby freeing the soul for its adventure into novelty.2 The way in which the conscious ego draws upon the ocean of unconscious feeling which sustains it may well reflect the way the soul draws upon other living occasions.

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

We then go about our day after this earth life as angels to God, remembering this life here as a simple dream and reflect upon it every now and again.

But persons also need, if they are to grow in faith, to be aided and encouraged to judge, question and even doubt that faith, to be given the opportunity to experiment with and reflect upon alternative understandings and to learn what it means to commit their lives to causes and persons.

We may pause to ponder, that while these royal morons disported themselves in beastly passion in Antioch and Alexandria, a petty hill town of their domains, age - old Jerusalem, followed its Temple services that went their quiet way, day after day, year in and year out; and there, groups of thoughtful men reflected upon the nature of human life, reasoning that «The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,» that «The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul,» or fervently ejaculated, «Oh, how I love thy law!

That was an intellectual break, and it pressed me to reflect upon thirty years of adulthood and to realize to my disgust that without a spiritual anchor in my personal life I had careened from one reckless and cowardly act to another.

As well as learning from the past about the importance of a healthy diet, we might also reflect upon a point made by one of the contributors to «Sunlight» (a journal of the 1920 - 30s concerned with promoting healthy living): that we have minds as well as bodies, and behaviour depends upon «whether one's mind is fed on treasure or on trash».

We began this discussion by reflecting upon the origins of our own religious life and upon the origins of the church.

Each person depends upon Jesus for his salvation and union with God (reflected in the objective order of the ecclesiastical hierarchy), but must also freely give himself over to the power of grace through growth in the spiritual life (the hierarchy of the stages of the spiritual life).

As we near the end of Advent, and reflect upon what it means for our own lives, Fr.

The defining characteristics of personal identity reflect (and in some sense are the manner of) the resolution of this complexity.3 I think it follows that in the living person both the complex content of concrescence and the manner of integrating the content are dependent upon the environing society — so dependent that the disembodied soul appears to be in categoreal difficulty.

It is enough for me to contemplate the mystery of conscious life perpetuating itself through all eternity, to reflect upon the marvelous structure of the universe which we can dimly perceive and to try humbly to comprehend even an infinitesimal part of the intelligence manifested in Nature.»

Reading his lively account of the scholars who excavate and display the Middle Ages, an account replete with cultural history, moral judgment, psychological speculation, gossip, and no small amount of romantic idealism and fin - de-siecle pathos, the reader can reflect as much upon his own world, and about the character of Cantor himself, as he does about the painstaking task of historical reconstruction that absorbed the lives of such as Theodor Mommsen, Marc Bloch, or David Knowles.

Throughout the book one comes upon observations that invite us to pause, reflect, and see the relevance of patience to everyday life.

It is a beautiful document, with much to reflect upon in prayer, and it sets a clear agenda for Christian cooperation in the fields of defense of traditional morality, religious liberty in the face of aggressive secularism and life issues.

For Niebuhr agape is a vision of life that is obligatory upon humanity for it reflects human possibilities under grace.

The confessional theologian reflects upon the history that has formed the community of which he is a part and that has given him the meanings in terms of which he sees all of life.

Nor did we need to have brains that could reflect upon the world leading some to spend their lives contemplating the mysteries of the universe, others to beatific visions and yet others to found great religious movements.

As I was reading this, I was reflecting upon the fact that I've never lived more than 25 miles from my hometown.

Can you imagine what your life would look like this year if you slowed down and reflected upon your day throughout the day.

Upon checking out of the CasaMagna Marriott I reflected on how much I learned about the people who live in the beautiful city of Puerto Vallarta, as well as their way of life, revered traditions and what they value.

I reflect upon my fanhood, my life - changing decisions to move, and how Shohei Ohtani has seemingly changed the culture at Angel Stadium.

The act of reflecting upon who we are and why we are here will never offer up clear - cut answers, but it will invariably help us to make sense of our being in the world, finite as it is, and to live that finite life with dignity, purpose and artistry.

At one time or another, every mom or dad has probably scrolled through their social media timeline only to stumble upon a meme that speaks to them by reflecting some silly or absurd scenario from their life right back at them.

As I ponder the despondence that chaperoned her down this harrowing and dark course, I can't help but reflect upon my own life and the lives of the ones I love.

The commute from Albany is a time for my daughter and I to reflect upon the day before and after transitioning from «home - life.»

The kit has been revised for two main reasons: this kindergarten life: loosely told stories Today I take a break from reflecting upon individual students for reporting to revisit the story I began in the last post: loose parts exploration in my classroom.

Legacy for Children ™ presented a unique question: If mothers are given the opportunity to reflect upon and improve their parenting knowledge and skills, and are helped to believe that they can positively influence their children's development, regardless of life's circumstances and stresses, would this improve their children's outcomes?»

I can't blame her, upon reflecting on my life I realize that I co-slept with my parents off and on as they'd allow until I was at least her age.

These exhibitions included students» own photographs and words that captured their ways of seeing, discussing and reflecting upon the significance of physical activity in their everyday lives.

«The 30th anniversary of this groundbreaking legislation is the perfect time to reflect upon New York State's successes and the number of lives saved by raising the drinking age,» said Terri Egan, executive deputy commissioner for the DMV, in the release.