Gluttony should be destroyed by self-control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice by compassion… — John of Damascus Copy Share Image
Spiritual joy is what you experience when you choose to give thanks to God no matter what happens-even when things go wrong. — Jim George Copy Share Image
“Contemplate for a moment hiking up a wild and rugged mountain. The mountain itself is a challenge, as well as the experience… — Steve Sanchez Copy Share Image
“For the only path leading out of the torments of hell to the everlasting joy of the Kingdom is that of the… — Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou Copy Share Image
Spiritual joy is devotion, it's like a virus you know? It's a benevolent virus, but it spreads. It's infectious. Ram Dass was… — Surya Das Copy Share Image
Self-Esteem Creates Natural Highs. Knowing That You're Lovable Helps You To Love More. Knowing That You're Important Helps You To Make A… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If the wickedness of people arouses indignation and insurmountable grief in you, to the point that you desire to revenge yourself upon… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“In Hinayana Buddhism, practice is classified in four ways. The best way is just to do it without having any joy in… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
If we wish to serve God and love our neighbor well, we must manifest our joy in the service we render to… — Katharine Drexel Copy Share Image
“Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for pleasure: you were created for spiritual joy. And… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Integrity is about being integrated with the spiritual values of the Universe. It is also about being happy, because happiness and joy… — Michael Beckwith Copy Share Image
“When I walk in the forest just before the meal, while reciting the scriptural phrase that I "meditate" for that day, spiritual… — Adalbert De Vogue Copy Share Image
“As we grow older and our bodies weaken, we must learn from the Puritan pastor Richard Baxter (who died in 1691) to… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Your work is to go forth into this physical environment looking for things that are a vibrational match to joy, connecting to… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Regardless of where you are tonight, God is with you. God is wooing you. God wants you to experience Him. Whatever you… — Lysa TerKeurst Copy Share Image
Dear Father, take this days life into Thine own keeping. Control all my thoughts and feelings. Direct all my energies. Instruct my… — John Baillie Copy Share Image
Spiritual joy arises from purity of the heart and perseverance in prayer. — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
Banish, therefore, from thy heart the distractions of earth and turn thine eyes to spiritual joys, that thou mayest learn at last… — Albertus Magnus Copy Share Image
the more we are oppressed by the cross, the fuller will be our spiritual joy. — John Calvin Copy Share Image
“Self-denial is the birth pang of spiritual joy. No woman seeks birth pangs, but she willingly endures them for the pleasure of… — Walter J. Chantry Copy Share Image
Sometimes people will think, I need to have pre-sanctioned spiritual joy. Getting joy from my contemplative meditation practice or getting joy from… — Moby Copy Share Image
