Spirituality Quotes

"All great transcendental art is not merely symbolic or imaginary: it is a direct invitation to recognize and realize a deeper dimension of our very own being.  In the eternal trinity of the Good, the True, and the Beautiful, art, while it can be good and true, has always staked out the domain of the Beautiful."

- Ken Wilber

"Grace, like an angel of mercy, makes his voice heard sweet and clear, repeating the story of the cross, the matchless love of Jesus."

- Ellen G. White

"For truly we are all angels temporarily hiding as humans."

- Brian Weiss

"Music, being identical with heaven, isn't a thing of momentary thrills, or even hourly ones. It's a condition of eternity."

- Gustav Holst

"Angels are the celestial beings that guide us towards our destined paths, ensuring we stay aligned with our soul’s purpose."

- Caroline Myss

"The soul at its highest is found like God, but an angel gives a closer idea of Him. That is all an angel is: an idea of God."

- Meister Eckhart

"Angels transcend every religion, every philosophy, every creed. In fact Angels have no religion as we know it... Their existence precedes every religious system that has ever existed on Earth."

- Thomas Aquinas

"When I die, I shall soar with angels, and when I die to the angels, what I shall become you cannot imagine."

- Rumi

"God is the brightest of lights which can never be extinguished, and the choirs of angels radiate light from the divinity. Angels are pure praise without any trace of a bodily deed."

- St. Hildegard of Bingen

"In love's godlike breathing, there's the innermost aspect of the universe."

- Alexander Scriabin

"Music is a form of prayer."

- Toru Takemitsu

"Can anyone doubt that good music is godly or that there can be something of the essence of heaven in great art?"

- Gordon B. Hinckley

"Through the miracle of sacred music, the Spirit of the Lord descended upon us, and we were made ready for gospel instruction and worship."

- Dallin H. Oaks

"We get nearer to the Lord through music than perhaps through any other thing except prayer."

- J. Reuben Clark Jr.

"Music is an effective way to worship our Heavenly Father and his Son, Jesus Christ."

- Dallin H. Oaks

"The singing of hymns is one of the best ways to put ourselves in tune with the Spirit of the Lord."

- Dallin H. Oaks

"Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony."

- Boyd K. Packer

"Music is given of God to further his purposes. Sweet melodies mellow the souls of men and help prepare them for the gospel."

- Bruce R. McConkie

"The singing of our sacred hymns, written by the servants of God, has a powerful effect in converting people to the principles of the gospel, and in promoting peace and spiritual growth."

- Heber J. Grant

"Sacred music has a unique capacity to communicate our feelings of love for the Lord."

- Dallin H. Oaks

"Inspirational music is an essential part of our church meetings. The hymns invite the Spirit of the Lord, create a feeling of reverence, unify us as members, and provide a way for us to offer praises to the Lord."

- The First Presidency

"Music can act upon our senses to produce or induce feelings of reverence, humility, fervor, assurance, or other feelings attuned to the spirit of worship."

- Spencer W. Kimball

"Listen to and sing the music of heaven."

- William R. Bradford

"Good music, especially sacred music, makes spiritual things more understandable. It is edifying and conductive to understanding. It prepares emotions for response to promptings of the Holy Spirit."

- Richard G. Scott

"Through your music, you will be able to rise above the physical into the spiritual. You will be watched over and kept, and angels will attend you and be with you."

- James E. Faust

"When we step into the grace of God, we step out of the confinements of time."

- Sanya Richards-Ross

"Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone."

- Michael Jackson

"Solitude is the place of purification."

- Martin Buber

"Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss."

- Guru Nanak

"God’s retirement plan is out of this world."

- Unknown