Wonder-er

People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.

St. Augustine

Divine Sculpture

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms, you would never see the beauty of their carvings.

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Likewise with human suffering. 

True Strength

I am beneath or above no one. When I am independent of the good or bad opinion of others, I stand strong in my own divine power.

Deepak Chopra

Logging

Said the self-righteous preacher, "What, in your judgment, is the greatest sin in the world?"

"That of the person who sees other human beings as sinners," said the Master.

Anthony deMello

Rise 'n' Shine

Spirituality means waking up. Most people, even though they don’t know it, are asleep. They’re born asleep, they live asleep, they marry in their sleep, they breed children in their sleep, they die in their sleep without ever waking up. They never understand the loveliness and the beauty of this thing that we call human existence. You know— all mystics— Catholic, Christian, non-Christian, no matter what their theology, no matter what their religion— are unanimous on one thing: that all is well, all is well. Though everything is a mess, all is well. Strange paradox, to be sure. But, tragically, most people never get to see that all is well because they are asleep. They are having a nightmare.

Anthony deMello

Know Thy Self

“The body is merely a garment.
Go seek the wearer, not the cloak.”

~Rumi

I AM. And YOU ARE.

“How would you live if you felt you could trust life fully? If you believed you were totally protected and secure, that forevermore your life would be filled with love and prosperity? Think of how your fears would dissolve, of how totally accepting of yourself and others you would be--it wouldn't matter if they met your expectations or not. Think of how you would venture forth knowing you would succeed. Think of how your heart would open, of how free you would feel. How free you would be to love. All of this is the treasure that life offers us. We just lack the consciousness to experience it."

~Susan L. Taylor

I am an incredible and wondrous being, born of the Love that we call God.

I am made in Your image and likeness.
I am that which You are, continuously expressing as life and love.
I am alive in and through You.
I am love expressing Itself.
I am filled with hope, joy and power.
I am one with All that is.
I am a conduit for peace and plenty.
I am that I am.
I am as close to You as my own heartbeat.
Everything in my world in divinely ordered.
I am grateful beyond words.
I am in Love with You!

Amen

From renaissanceunity.org