Similitude of the heart is like that of a telephone operator between man and God.
If you have been in the vicinity of the sacred - ever brushed against the holy - you retain it more in your bones than in your head; and if you haven__, no description of the experience will ever be satisfactory.
In Search of Sacred Places: Looking for Wisdom on Celtic Holy Islands
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If you have been in the vicinity of the sacred - ever brushed against the holy - you retain it more in your bones than in your head; and if you haven__, no description of the experience will ever be satisfactory.
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