I'm down with Jesus, sweet Jeez, sweet baby Jeez.
Religion must completely encircle the spirit of ethical man like his element, and this luminous chaos of divine thoughts and feelings is called enthusiasm.
Godly enthusiasm is not a fire of our own kindling...If a man, however, has caught fire, let me not quench the Spirit by dampening the ardor of his pure devotion. Enthusiasm is not contrary to reason; it is reason - on fire.
I know for a fact that we're not pushed or promoted to speak about God with fervor.
There's a difference between being excited about a trend and being excited about what God is already excited about.
How do you find the divine power in yourself? The word enthusiasm means 'filled with a god,' so what makes you enthusiastic? Follow it. So I have a little word: follow your bliss. The bliss is the message of God to yourself. That's where your life is.
The Church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you.
The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.
