Breathing Quote by John Owen

Whether we get to avoid pain and suffering or we must persevere in the midst of it, our deliverance comes when we're dragged from…

— Beth Moore

Longing gives you the power to bless. Bless the entire creation. For, the longing in you is God.

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The soul must long for God in order to be set aflame by God's love; but if the soul cannot yet feel the longing,…

— Meister Eckhart

Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.

— William Cowper

He who has once stood beside the grave, to look back upon the companionship which has been forever closed, feeling how impotent there are…

— John Ruskin

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing…

— Saint Augustine

“Every time God delivers us, the point is ultimately to draw us closer to Himself. Whether we get to avoid pain and suffering or…

— Beth Moore

Desire and longing are the whips of God.

— Anna Wickham

And this eternal longing can turn a heart to dust

— Anonymous

A human soul devoid of longing was a soul deformed, deprived of its highest good, sick unto death.

— Saul Bellow

“Grace transforms our failings full of dread into abundant, endless comfort … our failings full of shame into a noble, glorious rising … our…

— Julian of Norwich

Your first task is to see the sorrow in you and around you; your next, to long intensely for liberation. The very intensity of…

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj