Holy Word

Famous quotes containing the words holy and/or word:

    “The peace of God, which passeth all understanding.”
    —Bible: New Testament St. Paul, in Philippians, 4:7.

    The words are also used in the Book of Common Prayer, Holy Communion (1662)

    “He began therefore to invest the fortress of my heart by a circumvallation of distant bows and respectful looks; he then entrenched his forces in the deep caution of never uttering an unguarded word or syllable. His designs being yet covered, he played off from several quarters a large battery of compliments. But here he found a repulse from the enemy by an absolute rejection of such fulsome praise, and this forced him back again close into his former trenches.”
    —Sarah Fielding (1710–1768)