Desire Quote by Anonymous

As to the aridity you are suffering from, it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He considers strong: He wants…

— Teresa of Avila

Through the practice of devotion to God, I was coming to learn that preserving loving relations in this world required much forgiveness, tolerance, patience,…

— Radhanath Swami

When one has love for God, one doesn't feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.

— Ramakrishna

“It is wrong to assert we enter into the world devoid of all faith and belief and only subsequently personally select a religion for…

— Hossein Elahi Ghomshei PhD

I never force myself to be devout except when I feel so inspired, and never compose hymns of prayers unless I feel within me…

— Franz Schubert

I am one whose faith is, that love and friendship, with ardent natures, are like those trees of the torrid zone which yield fruit…

— Edward John Trelawny

God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. The answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's…

— Francis Chan

I hold religious tendencies, but I'm not devout by any means.

— Anderson East

I realized that if I was going to understand the uniqueness and depth of God's love for me, I had to mentally separate my…

— Robin Jones Gunn

God does not accept me conditionally, on the basis of my performance, but bestows his love and forgiveness freely, despite my innumerable failures.

— Philip Yancey

The gods have provided me with clear and compelling signs of what it means to live in conformity to nature. They did their part.…

— Marcus Aurelius

“Though I myself am an atheist, I openly profess religion in the sense just mentioned, that is, a nature religion. I hate the idealism…

— Ludwig Feuerbach