What feels holy or extremely sacred to you ?
What is the peaceful and soulful place that you have been to..and how has it affected or changed your life?
also, if a person who is Holy , or just very spiritual has affected you or changed your life for the better who was it/or is it,..and what did they do to change your priorites or the ways that you used to think to better ways now?
thanks!
2007-08-16 11:11:47 · 10 answers · asked by ladyk 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Holiness is not a feeling. It is a state of being. Confession and Holy Communion help.
2007-08-24 07:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by crm451 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most peaceful place I have been is Gethsemani monastery in Kentucky. It is away from the world, an old beautiful place, and is very quiet. It is a place where I could pray and be close to God. Also, I experience great peace and experience of the sacred when I go to Eucharistic Adoration where the presence of Jesus Christ comes to me in a very powerful, real way.
As for individuals who have influenced me, I would say John Paul II (although I never met him), St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine. Through their writings I am propelled towards God, towards the truth, and to all that I was created to be. My parish priest also spurs me on toward holiness. He is a very simple, holy man who loves God. He makes me want to love God more and follow Him more.
2007-08-16 19:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by Web work 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Treating everyone with as much love and respect as possible feels 'holy' to me. Being honest and kind feels 'holy' to me. I once yelled at another sister for cursing at a child, like flirting (she didn't know, I just thought the spirit was a predator, and I got angry; but I later learned she didn't know he was a child) A fair-skinned sister of mine, Simrit Kaur, chased her down after she ran out to make sure that she didn't get herself hurt, being vulnerable as she was (she was a bit intoxicated as we all were) . She explained to me that we're all a part of each other, and we should treat each other as such. I had to fight a spirit of malice towards the situation to accept my shame and acknowledge that I was not as compassionate as I chould have been. I'll never forget the enlightenment and shame that I felt, but the lesson stayed in my heart. Real love feels 'holy' to me. Relationships are now sacred to me, even the hard ones.
2007-08-24 12:28:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is Holy along with the Holy Bible.
Every time I go to the Lord in prayer I experience holiness.
People who speak to me from a place of knowledge instead of "parroting Katie Couric types" that speak only from a personal and hidden agenda.
2007-08-24 07:31:24 · answer #4 · answered by D.A. S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My holiness comes from my belief in Jesus Christ. Without him I am nothing.My holiness and rightousness would be as filthy rags compared to the rightousness of Jesus . A person cannot be holy in himself.He needs to be filled with the Spirit of God .As far as being a good person , well there are a lot of them in hell.But heaven is a wonderful place filled with mercy and grace. Holiness is what I long for,seek often,obtain much.
2007-08-24 14:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by drummer158 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holy! is found in the good and useful ideas/advise of teachers, preachers, active elders,good people which I adopted. Peaceful and soulful place is the lonely place in ones life.
2007-08-24 12:40:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wherever I am, during quiet communion with the Boss, it feels special and sacred.
2007-08-24 15:56:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The kingdom of heaven within me where The Light of the world lives. She is also the answer to your second question.
2007-08-16 18:19:37 · answer #8 · answered by single eye 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the Living Word of God.
2007-08-24 11:35:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My belief that Christ is God; given to me when I didn't deserve it or want it.
2007-08-23 15:01:17 · answer #10 · answered by cheir 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋