Biblia

PLANNING

Fail to plan is knowingly planning to fail. Author unknown Planning is bringing the future into the present so you can do something about it now. Alan Lakein Luck is the residue of design. Branch Rickey – former owner of the Brooklyn Dodger Baseball Team The loftier the building the deeper the foundation must be. … Continue reading “PLANNING”

PLAY

Wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing. A.A. Milne, closing lines of Winnie-the-Pooh The real joy of life is in its play. Play is anything we do for the joy and … Continue reading “PLAY”

PIETY

True piety is acting what one knows. Matthew Arnold Piety and morality are but the same spirit differently manifested. Piety is religion with its face toward God; morality is religion with its face toward the world. Tryon Edwards Paul does not forbid you to use rites and ceremonies, but it is not his wish that … Continue reading “PIETY”

PILGRIM

We are Christians and strangers on this earth. Let none of us be frightened; our native land is not this world. Augustine of Hippo Make two homes for yourself, my daughter. One actual home and another spiritual home, which you carry with you always. Catherine of Siena Keep yourself as a pilgrim and a stranger … Continue reading “PILGRIM”

PILGRIMAGE

Here God gives his people some taste, that they may not faint; and he gives them but a taste, that they may long to be at home, that they may keep humble, that they may sit loose from things below, that they may not break and despise bruised reeds, and that heaven may be more … Continue reading “PILGRIMAGE”

PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy: A study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently. Author unknown Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems. Henry Adams It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion. Francis Bacon All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called … Continue reading “PHILOSOPHY”

PICTURES

I kiss my child not only because I love it; I kiss in order to love it. A religious picture not only expresses my awakened faith; it is a help to my faith’s awakening. Baron von Hügel