He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor. Venerable Bede More Quotes by Venerable Bede More Quotes From Venerable Bede Unfurl the sails, and let God steer us where He will. Venerable Bede inspiration faith letting-go I was no longer the centre of my life and therefore I could see God in everything. Venerable Bede reborn centre acknowledge Christ is the Morning Star, Venerable Bede stars morning past If history records good things about good people, the thoughtful hearer is encouraged to imitate what is good; or if it records the evil of wicked people, the godly listener or reader is encouraged to avoid all that is sinful and bad, and to do what he knows to be good and pleasing to God. Venerable Bede thoughtful godly people While the Coliseum stands, Rome shall stand; when the Coliseum falls, Rome shall fall; when Rome falls, the world shall fall. Venerable Bede rome world fall I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight. Venerable Bede discipline teaching writing This life of man appears for a short space, but of what went before, or what is to follow, we are utterly ignorant. Venerable Bede ignorant space men All the ways of this world are as fickle and unstable as a sudden storm at sea. Venerable Bede fickle storm sea The inspiration came suddenly again to surrender to the Mother. It was quite unexpected: And so somehow I made a surrender to the Mother. Then I had an experience of overwhelming love. Waves of love sort of flowed into me. Venerable Bede unexpected inspiration mother And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face. Venerable Bede one-day forever jesus I am my own secretary; I dictate, I compose, I copy all myself. Venerable Bede secretary copies my-own No man taketh away sins (which the law, though holy, just and good, could not take away), but He in whom there is no sin. Venerable Bede sin law men I think the Mother is gradually revealing itself to me and taking over. But it is not the Mother alone. It is the Mother and the Father, the male and the female, sort of gradually having their marriage. Venerable Bede mother father thinking We abide in God insofar as we do not sin. Venerable Bede religious christian inspirational Rome will exist as long as the Coliseum does; when the Coliseum falls, so will Rome; when Rome falls, so will the world. Venerable Bede will rome long world Purgatory fire will be more intolerable than all the torments that can be felt or conceived in this life. Venerable Bede more will fire life Ireland, in breadth, and for wholesomeness and serenity of climate, far surpasses Britain; for the snow scarcely ever lies there above three days: no man makes hay in the summer for winter's provision, or builds stables for his beasts of burden... the island abounds in milk and honey. Venerable Bede man serenity winter snow
