131 Quotes by Evelyn Underhill

Sometimes I think the resurrection of the body, unless much improved in construction, a mistake!

Spiritual reading is a regular, essential part of the life of prayer, and particularly is it the support of adoring prayer.

Christian history looks glorious in retrospect; but it is made up of constant hard choices and unattractive tasks, accepted under the pressure of the Will of God.

The first question here, then, is not "What is best for my soul?" nor is it even "What is most useful to humanity?" But-transcending both these limited aims-what function must this life fulfill in the great and secret economy of God?

Love makes the whole difference between an execution and a martyrdom.

My growth depends on my walls coming down.

Spiritual achievement costs much, though never as much as it is worth.

I do hope your Christmas has had a little touch of Eternity in among the rush and pitter patter and all. It always seems such a mixing of this world and the next - but that after all is the idea!

A wise man has said: 'Only a Christian can live wholly in the present, for to him the past is pardoned and the future is safe in God.' ...the Christian life must be a life without regrets, without remorse.