Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and plant virtue.
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O unfathomable depth! O Deity eternal! O deep ocean! What more could You give me than to give me Yourself?
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses a longing for a deep spiritual connection with the divine, emphasizing that the ultimate gift is the presence of God.
In this quote by St. Catherine of Siena, the speaker reflects on the profound nature of divinity and the deep yearning for a close relationship with God. It suggests that the most valuable offering one can receive is not material wealth or earthly pleasures, but rather the essence and presence of the divine itself, portraying spirituality as a depth that transcends understanding and highlights the importance of faith and connection.
Themes
SpiritualityDivinityConnectionFaithDepth
In practice
Example use cases
In a sermon addressing the importance of faith, one might share this quote to emphasize the value of seeking a personal relationship with God.
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All quotes →When it seems that God shows us the faults of others, keep on the safer side-it may be that your judgment is false. On your lips let silence abide. And any vice that you may ascribe to others, ascribe at once to them and yourself, in true humility. If that vice really exists in a person, he will correct himself better, seeing himself so gently understood, and will say of his own accord the thing that you would have said to him.
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To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both.
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There is no perfect virtue-none that bears fruit- unless it is exercised by means of our neighbor.
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Eternal Trinity... mystery deep as the sea, You could give me no greater gift than the gift of Yourself. For You are a fire ever burning and never consumed, which itself consumes all the selfish love that fills my being.
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Everything comes from love, all is ordained for the salvation of man, God does nothing without this goal in mind.
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