I am the fiery life of the essence of God; I am the flame above the beauty in the fields; I shine in the waters; I burn in the sun, the moon, and the stars. And with the airy wind, I quicken all things vitally by an unseen, all-sustaining life.
HILDEGARD OF BINGENAll the arts serving human desires and needs are derived from the breath that Godsent into the human body.
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The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature.
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Sometimes when we hear a song we breathe deeply and sigh. This reminds the prophet that the soul arises from heavenly harmony. In thinking about this, he was aware that the soul itself has something in itself of this music.
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Every element has a sound, an original sound from the order of God; all those sounds unite like the harmony from harps and zithers.
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What I do not see I do not know. I see, hear and know simultaneously and learn what I know as if in a moment.
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I, God, am in your midst. Whoever knows me can never fall. Not in the heights, nor in the depths, nor in the breadths. For I am love, which the vast expanses of evil can never still.
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Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness.
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You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.
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All of creation is a song of praise to God.
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Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
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The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.
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Even in a world that’s being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.
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Love abounds in all things, excels from the depths to beyond the stars, is lovingly disposed to all things. She has given the king on high the kiss of peace.
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There is the music of Heaven in all things.
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All living creatures are sparks from the radiation of God’s brilliance, emerging from God like the rays of the sun.
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Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.
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