“I find in myself by the grace of God a satisfaction without nourishment, a love without fear”
“God became man in order to make me God; therefore I want to be changed completely into pure God”
Ibid., P.109.
“It is man's duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.”
Source: Guide for the Perplexed (c. 1190), Part III, Ch.24
[2005, Stations of Wisdom, World Wisdom, 102, 978-0-94153218-1]
God, Reverential fear and love
In Kevin W. Kelley The Home Planet, with Plate 38; as quoted by C.C. Gaither & Alma E Cavazos-Gaither (2003). Astronomically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Astronomy and Physics. p. 262. CRC Press. ISBN: 9781420034677
Context: The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away it diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful marble you can imagine. That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart. Seeing this has to change a man, has to make a man appreciate the creation of God and the love of God.
A Call to the Unconverted to Turn and Live, Preface.
