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12Moreover I gave them my sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, so that they might know that I the LORD sanctify them. 13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness; they did not observe my statutes but rejected my ordinances, by whose observance everyone shall live; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned.
C. S. Lewis • The C. S. Lewis Bible: For Reading, Reflection, and Inspiration
Of all places in this world, the Church should be the safest. The Church, like the Holy Spirit, should bring freedom.
Jonathan Welton • New Covenant Leaders
Let us consider, again, what it means to have a place as reprieve, a people as reprieve, somewhere the survival comes easy. Should there not be a language for that? A signifier not only for who is to be let in but also who absolutely gotta stay the fuck out?
Hanif Abdurraqib • There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Reverence (or Sacredness)
— Recognising the Divine in all things, from ritual to everyday life.
“Nothing is mundane to the one who sees with awakened eyes.”
It was the house of prayer.22
Jonathan Sacks • A Letter in the Scroll: Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World's Oldest Religion
community of believers
Holly Catterton Allen, Christine Lawton • Intergenerational Christian Formation
In the same way a wounded deer seeks solitude in which to heal, find an isolated spot where you have the time and space to practice.
Jamyang Khyentse • Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
It only takes a moment to turn an everyday place into holy ground.