Quotes about Awe

We do not comprehend but can only trust that our heavens, as it was for the psalmist, are declaring for us the glory of God. And that glory is as far from our understanding as are the distant galaxies that swirl about in the infinite expanses of the universe.

I have found that the prompts to adjusting my understanding of God are all around me—literally. The very heavens are shouting them, and the word they are shouting most clearly is "mystery.

And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”

At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.

Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.”

Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.

As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,

You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.