Religion Quote by Jeff Manion

“To picture the desert as a place where trees are capable of growing is an act of faith.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

In the desert we rediscover the value of what is essential for living; thus in today's world there are innumerable signs, often expressed implicitly…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“We will this year gather celestial fruits on earthly ground, where faith and hope have made the desert like the garden of the Lord.”

— Charles H. Spurgeon

In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised…

— Isaiah

The tension between the call to the desert and to the market place arises not from the greater presence of God in one or…

— Sheila Cassidy

“Sometimes it seems that God has set us aside, when in reality he is undoing our self-efforts, equipping us with character and building our…

— Zondervan

The desert is a spiritual place, we vaguely understand, and the sea the mere playground of our hedonism.

— Tim Winton

“The desert takes our dreams away from us, and they don't always return.... Those who don't return become a part of the clouds, a…

— Paulo Coelho

“The Desert Fathers believed that the wilderness had been created supremely valuable in the eyes of God precisely because it had no value to…

— Thomas Merton

To the desert go profits and hermits, through deserts go pilgrims and exiles. Here the leaders of the great religions have sought the therapeutic…

— Paul Shepard

“God takes everyone he loves through a desert. It is his cure for our wandering hearts, restlessly searching for a new Eden... The best…

— Paul E. Miller

“A spiritual pilgrim needs to discern when his or her life is stunted in an old field and find the courage and determination to…

— Sue Monk Kidd