“Holy Mother we do believe,That without sin Thou didst conceive;May we now in Thee believing,Also sin without conceiving.”

“The difficulty we have coming to grips with a God who has wrath against sin is directly related to our poor understanding of sin's power against us. In order to more fully understand God's holiness and wrath, we must look at sin. Without a full view of holiness, sin is mere human failure because it contains no connection to God. Without understanding holiness, sin is failing without knowing the standard we failed. Without a proper view of holiness, sin is failing without being guilty, and failing without consequences. Sin is not neutral”

“Belatedly I loved thee, O Beauty so ancient and so new, belatedly I loved thee. For see, thou wast within and I was without, and I sought thee out there. Unlovely, I rushed heedlessly among the lovely things thou hast made. Thou wast with me, but I was not with thee. These things kept me far from thee; even though they were not at all unless they were in thee. Thou didst call and cry aloud, and didst force open my deafness. Thou didst gleam and shine, and didst chase away my blindness. Thou didst breathe fragrant odors and I drew in my breath; and now I pant for thee. I tasted, and now I hunger and thirst. Thou didst touch me, and I burned for thy peace.”

“Do not think about sin, he thought. There are enough problems now without sin. Also I have no understanding of it.”

“Oh, Lord, forgive three sins that are due to my human limitations. Thou art Everywhere, but I worship thee here:Thou art without form, but I worship thee in these forms;Thou needest no praise, yet I offer thee these prayers and salutations.Lord, forgive three sins that are due to my human limitations."- Ash”

“Language is conceived in sin and science is its redemption. ”