Sentences with phrase «spiritual nature of love»

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So a fundamental part of education is to expose such hidden or explicit purposes and presuppositions and critically examine them and transform them to a conscious commitment to a world - view which sees nature, humanity and cosmos within an organic life system working within an ultimate framework of a spiritual movement of self - determining selves towards a community of justice and love.

However, unlike the environment of purely material creatures, this relationship of growth to fulfilment is based on freedom of response, because that is the condition of existence as spiritual personality, and it is the very nature of God who is Love.

The undeniable fact that Jesus loves ALL mankind seems to be lost upon many who profess to follow Him, while the fact that He came to deliver us from the bondage of «natural» desires, those carnal impulses which contradict the spiritual nature for which we were created, seems lost on many others without regard to any principles of character which conflict with the principle «if it feels good, it must be right».

Like Calvin, Edwards «emphasizes the sinful nature of children, [but] he also believes that they have rich spiritual lives... and he claims that Christ loved even the poorest, humblest child.»

The nature of this love and the way it fulfills spiritual existence are the chief topics of the next chapter.

It is dualistic, setting the complementary opposites of Grace & nature, Bible and Tradition, faith and reason, and Grace and faith in radical opposition to each other so that, becoming «spiritual» requires us to despise our own humanity — a humanity that God merely loved; but assumed in the Mystery of the Incarnation.

Created in the image and likeness of God, principally in the soul, he yearns for more; he yearns for the soul's trueenvironment which is the love and knowledge of God, for the goal and purpose of all spiritual nature is to rest in God.

He seems to interpret the positive tone of the Cardinal's reply as implying an acceptance of an «intrinsic dimension» based upon the inner spiritual nature of man called to love the One God and our neighbour, as proposed by A Common Word.

I am going to link this article to one which I will post, great insight and I love how God transcends all human and spiritual aspects of life to get our attention to the majestic nature of His love, grace, and awe.

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.

It is built upon a certain natural power and need to seek, to seek in the order of our spiritual nature, which means to seek through the mind and the heart, through knowing and through loving.

What is required is a view of human love and human interaction that is comprehensive, mature and realistic, one which recognizes our non-material, spiritual nature and the possibility of change in our behaviour.

We seek to love and be loved but original and actual sin has made it much more difficult to follow the promptings of our spiritual nature, the soul, to seek our own true good.

Interpreted ontologically as a metaphysical treatise and juridically as a moral manual the bible is may transmit knowledge about the God of Nature; but it will not be a means of Grace by which we come to trust in the Loving - Mercy of God the Father of Jesus to stand before God in the psycho - spiritual nakedness necessary for a deeply intimate relationship.

And a genuine appetite for spiritual love also disposes the human person to receive the fullness of the truth, including the truth about the nature of the human person and the normative content of the moral life.

Allow the light and love of your true spiritual nature to shine freely and radiate now.

Many of Dr. Turner's interviewees discussed feeling an internal sensation of divine, loving energy of a spiritual nature.

I love nature and animals bring me peace... but when I go out I am the life of the party n like to look striking, also very creative»n spiritual.

I am a country raised woman grew up riding horses, swimming in creeks, camping, taking trail rides, am down to earth, spiritual, loves nature,,, am affectionate, non-judgemental,, faithful, honest, trustworthy, good witty sense of humor

I am more spiritual in nature and love exploring deeper depths of my spirit and...

I am a mature man who loves the company of a spiritual woman and the beauty of nature, preferably together.

Hardworking and spiritual, I love nature, all animals and prefer the serenity of the woods, fields and hills to the malls and crowds.

I quickly put aside any biases I had about lawyers and we discovered our similar taste in music, ethnic food, travel, love of getting out in nature, philosophy, open minded spiritual exploration, and joy in sharing about our families.

This isn't the one - with - self drama - queen travelogue of Eat Pray Love or the pompous one - with - nature spiritual quest of Into the Wild.

Perhaps intended as loving homage, «The Better Angels» instead borders deeply on self - serious parody, virtually utilizing a checklist of every stylistic trope Edwards» cinematic maharishi uses — hushed ponderous voice - over about the nature of life; that gliding camera; dancing wide - angle shots; jump cuts; dancing in fields; a spiritual connection to nature — and one by one employing them all without a trace of ironic self - awareness.

Besides the sex, the book abounds with discussions of enlightenment, spiritual philosophy and ponderings on the nature of life and karma — much is tongue - in - cheek, making fun of «touchy - feely» interpersonal self - discovery groups, people who follow gurus, and those seeking a brand of convenient enlightenment, but there is an element of earnestness as well, including philosophical discussions on the topic of love and forgiveness.

Parenthood in my 30s led me to take up my spiritual journey, and after several decades of being active in Unitarian Universalism, in my 60s I have also come to think of myself as a progressive Christian as well as a UU — a return to the faith I grew up in, but on a different level, taking scripture seriously but not literally (and for me, serious literature can be scripture too, especially poetry, and scriptures of other faiths...) I am content to say God is a mystery, a word we use to point to all that is good and beautiful and healing, a creative energy at work that we can experience through our loving relationships, through art and music, through the pursuit of science, and in the «church» of nature.

Brought up in a Methodist Church that was loving and community - oriented, he was nevertheless frustrated by a lack of answers to his questions about the true nature of spiritual experience.

Grief, despair, healing, the search for love, the nature of obsession, how we live secondhand, spiritual charlatanry, superstition, belief and the nature of belief

Kathleen Elliot's (CA) flameworked glassworks arose from her great love of plants, their life cycles and the beauty of all their parts — the spiritual connection she feels with nature in her own imagined Garden of Eden.

Alongside the time spent in nature, a significant aspect of my life and strength as a psychotherapist is my emotional and spiritual growth, what I have learned from working with people for nearly two decades, and being in a long - term committed, loving marriage.

The spiritual foundation is based on grace and the true nature of a loving God.