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Even in a world that’s being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.

Hildegard of Bingen

Just as a mirror, which reflects all things, is set in its own container, so too the rational soul is placed in the fragile container of the body. In this way, the body is governed in its earthly life by the soul, and the soul contemplates heavenly things through faith.
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Body Earth Faith Fragile Heaven Mirror Place Reflection Soul
The soul is a breath of living spirit, that with excellent sensitivity, permeates the entire body to give it life. Just so, the breath of the air makes the earth fruitful. Thus the air is the soul of the earth, moistening it, greening it.
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Body Breathe Earth Live Soul Spirit
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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Evil Failure God Love Myself
Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.
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Earth Moon Stars Sun Thinking
When the words come, they are merely empty shells without the music. They live as they are sung, for the words are the body and the music the spirit.
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Body Empty Live Music Word
A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue.
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Illumination Justice Person Virtue
You are the mountain and the valley.
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Mountain Nature One Liner Universe Yourself
Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.
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Earth Nature Spirit
The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature.
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Creativity Creature Live Manifestation World
We shall awaken from our dullness and rise vigorously toward justice. If we fall in love with creation deeper and deeper, we will respond to its endangerment with passion.
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Awake Creation Deep Fall In Love Justice Passion Rise
Humanity finds itself in the midst of the world. In the midst of all other creatures humanity is the most significant and yet the most dependent upon the others.
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Creature Depend Humanity World
If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.
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Alcohol Oneself Preparation
The fire has its flame and praises God. The wind blows the flame and praises God. In the voice we hear the word which praises God. And the word, when heard, praises God. So all of creation is a song of praise to God.
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Creation Fire Flame God Praise Song Voice Wind
A human being is a vessel that God has built for himself and filled with his inspiration so that his works are perfected in it.
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Build God Human Inspirational Perfection Vessel Work
Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.
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Attraction Earth Holy Nature Person
The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions.
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God Kissing Region Soul

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