Communion Quotes

362 Communion quotes by 262 unique authors

The lust of the flesh directs these desires [of personal union], however, to satisfaction of the body, often at the cost of a real and… — Pope John Paul II
I hate solitude, but I'm afraid of intimacy. The substance of my life is a private conversation with myself which to turn into a dialogue… — Iris Murdoch
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods… — John Muir
He had never missed God or the hope of heaven, but he had dearly wanted confession to rest his mind, Communion to let him touch… — Peter S. Beagle
Ironically, it was the father's blessing that actually "financed" the prodigal son's trip away from the Father's face! and it was the son's new revelation… — Tommy Tenney
God is not solitude, but perfect communion. For this reason the human person, the image of God, realizes himself or herself in love, which is… — Pope Benedict XVI
Even though the discples were not aware of it, the presence was with them while they were reviewing the scriptures together on the road. Henceforth,… — Karen Armstrong
I hope I do not offend God by making my Communions in the frame of mind I have been describing. The command, after all, was… — C.S. Lewis
They were still in the happier stage of love. They were full of brave illusions about each other, tremendous illusions, so that the communion of… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
I bear my testimony that there is no joy to be found in all this world like that of sweet communion with Christ. I would… — Charles Spurgeon
The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long. — Warren W. Wiersbe
Don't tell anyone, but on the pagan day of the sun god Ra, I kneel at the foot of an ancient instrument of torture and… — Dan Brown
[Dona Maria] saw that the people of this world moved about in an armor of egotism, drunk with self-gazing, athirst for compliments, hearing little of… — Thornton Wilder
Because the Christian God is not a lonely God, but rather a communion of three persons, faith leads human beings into the divine communion. One… — Miroslav Volf
The solitary and thoughtful stroller finds a singular intoxication in this universal communion. The man who loves to lose himself in a crowd enjoys feverish… — Charles Baudelaire
I think it [religion] is an art, the greatest one; an extension of the communion all the other arts attempt. — Dodie Smith
Gide and I have attained such perfect intellectual communion that I experience the appropriate labor pains for every thought he gives birth to! — Susan Sontag
As I go clowning my sentimental way into eternity, wrestling with all my problems of estrangement and communion, sincerity and simulation, ambition and acquiescence, I… — Stephen Fry
Nothing is more curious and awkward than the relationship of two people who only know each other with their eyes — who meet and observe… — Thomas Mann
To love is to be in communion with the other and to discover in that other the spark of God. — Paulo Coelho
I didn’t want any flowers, I only wanted To lie with my hands turned up and be utterly empty. How free it is, you have… — Sylvia Plath
I am convinced that one should tell one's spiritual director if one has a great desire for Communion, for Our Lord does not come from… — Therese of Lisieux
I also never would have imagined I'd quote back a church lesson, but when the rest of the crowd stood up to take communion, I… — Richelle Mead
She also considered very seriously what she would look like in a little cottage in the middle of the forest, dressed in a melancholy gray… — A A Milne
The voice of the Spirit is as gentle as a zephyr, so gentle that unless you are living in perfect communion with God, you never… — Oswald Chambers

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