Spirituality Quotes

"Sometimes, when I’m in such a state of spiritual dryness that I can’t find a single thought in my mind which will bring me close to God, I say an Our Father and a Hail Mary very slowly indeed. How they take me out of myself then; what solid satisfaction they give me then! Much more than if I’d hurried through them a hundred times over."

- St. Therese of Lisieux

"Oh, how the candles will be lit and the wood of worm burn in a fiery dust. For on all Hallows Eve will the spirits come to play, and only the fruit of thy womb will satisfy their endless roaming."

- Solange Nicole

"We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight."

- H.P. Lovecraft

"As spirits roam the neighborhoods at night, Let loose upon the Earth till it be light..."

- Nicholas Gordon

"'Tis the night - the night Of the grave's delight, And the warlocks are at their play; Ye think that without The wild winds shout, But no, it is they - it is they."

- Arthur Cleveland Coxe

"Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, Voices whisper in the trees, 'Tonight is Halloween!'"

- Dexter Kozen

"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble."

- William Shakespeare, Macbeth

"Halloween is an ancient druidic holiday, one the Celtic peoples have celebrated for millennia. It is the crack between the last golden rays of summer and the dark winter; the delicately balanced tweak of the year before it is given over entirely to the dark; a time for the souls of the departed to squint, to peek and perhaps to travel through the gap."

- Jenny Colgan

"You must be born again."

- John 3:7

"Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."

- Romans 6:4

"and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also- not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ."

- 1 Peter 3:21

"For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ."

- Galatians 3:27

"There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all."

- Ephesians 4:4-6

"If you accept the belief that baptism incorporates us in the mystical body of Christ, into the divine DNA, then you might say that the Holy Spirit is present in each of us, and thus we have the capacity for the fullness of redemption, of transformation."

- Thomas Keating

"There are two sides to this Baptism: The first is, you possess the Spirit; The second is that the Spirit possesses you."

- Smith Wigglesworth

"Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."

- John 3:3

"My past was made clean by my king."

"Lord cleanse me of anything that breaks your heart."

"God sometimes takes us into troubled waters not to drown us but to cleanse us."

"For you are God’s masterpiece created in Christ to do good works which God prepared in advance for you to do."

"You are sealed by the holy spirit in baptism and marked as Christ’s own forever."

"Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."

"I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain."

"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart."

"On this day of baptism may God, who loves us all, smile lovingly upon this child, so innocent and small… and may he guide this girl/boy throughout the years ahead as blessings light the pathway where those tiny feet are led."

"Because you are his child you not only need him, but he needs you."

"May God pour out his blessings on you today as you walk in his abundance and live in his love."

"As the droplets of water are placed upon you, you are wrapped in God’s precious love. May he bless, guide and protect you, keeping you safe, healthy and happy from above. God bless you."

"Thinking of you on the occasion of your baptism and praying for God’s blessings as you begin your new life in Christ."

"I hope this special day brings you God's love, that he enters your heart and blesses you with his good graces. Congratulations on your baptism."