Top Ten Spiritual Growth Ideas for Holy Week & Easter

1. “If the only prayer you ever say is thank you, that will be enough.” -Meister Eckhart
2. “The earth is God’s body.” -Sallie McFague
3. “I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire… not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment.” -William Faulkner
4.  “There is a love at the heart of the universe and it calls us to be in relationship.”  -John Philip Newell
5.  “How I got over… my soul looks back and wonders how I got over.” -Mahalia Jackson
6.  “Christ’s maleness is not a barrier but a revelation of a new way of being human—tender, self-giving, and just.” -Mary John Mananzan
7.  “We belong to the earth before we belong to any nation or creed.” -Alastair McIntosh
8.  “To be a Christian is to be drawn into a story we did not begin and cannot control.” -William C. Placher
9.  “Suffering and pain are always obligatory for a large intelligence and a deep heart.” -Anton Chekhov
10.  “We are all, in some measure, responsible for the face of the world.” -Kenzaburō Ōe

*These are a collection of quotes gleaned from a variety of thinkers, artists and spiritual folks that are meant to stimulate spiritual thought and curiosity.