Nearer, my God, to Thee--
Nearer to Thee--
E'en though it be a cross
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Nearer, my God, to Thee--
Nearer to Thee--
E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me;
Still all my song shall be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!

God is not a cosmic bell-boy for whom we can press a button to get things done.

God is not a cosmic bell-boy for whom we can press a button to get things done.

Krishna was conceived
in the womb of Devaki
mysteriously as the sun setting
in the West imparts his rays
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Krishna was conceived
in the womb of Devaki
mysteriously as the sun setting
in the West imparts his rays
to the rising moon in the East.

If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him.

If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It read more

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable.

Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable.

I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.

I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me.

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me.

The best way to know God is to love many things.

The best way to know God is to love many things.