Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN
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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.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen Every element has a sound, an original sound from the order of God; all those sounds unite like the harmony from harps and zithers.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions. With interior yearning, grace and blessing are bestowed. It is a yearning to take on God’s gentle yoke, It is a yearning to give one’s self to God’s Way.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen 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.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen O, You who are ever giving life to all life, moving all creatures, root of all things, washing them clean, wiping out their mistakes, healing their wounds, You are our true life, luminous, wonderful, awakening the heart from its ancient sleep.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen The truly holy person welcomes all that is earthly.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen 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.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen Even in a world that’s being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen Because a woman brought death a bright Maiden overcame it, and so the highest blessing in all of creation lies in the form of a woman, since God has become man in a sweet and blessed Virgin.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen The word stands for the body, but the symphony stands for the spirit.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen All living creatures are sparks from the radiation of God’s brilliance, emerging from God like the rays of the sun.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen 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.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen All the arts serving human desires and needs are derived from the breath that Godsent into the human body.
Hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings. Now, think. What delight God gives to humankind with all these things . All nature is at the disposal of humankind. We are to work with it. For without we cannot survive.
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