John Muir, the renowned naturalist, philosopher, and advocate for the preservation of wilderness, had a deep connection with nature and viewed it as a manifestation of God’s presence. His writings are filled with profound insights about the spiritual dimension of nature and its relationship with the divine. In this article, we will explore some of John Muir’s most inspiring quotes about God and his profound appreciation for the natural world.
Read these John Muir Quotes about God
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.”
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of autumn.”
“God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.”
“I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do. They go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far!”
“The sun shines not on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us. Thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing. The trees wave and the flowers bloom in our bodies as well as our souls, and every bird song, wind song, and tremendous storm song of the rocks in the heart of the mountains is our song, our very own, and sings our love.”
“When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty.”
“The power of imagination makes us infinite.”
“God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.”
“Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”
“The mountains are calling and I must go.”
“We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.”
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.”
“The power of imagination makes us infinite.”
“The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.”
“The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.”
“In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world – the great fresh unblighted, unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.”
“No temple made with hands can compare with Yosemite. Every rock in its wall seems to glow with life…Awful in stern, immovable majesty, how softly these rocks are adorned, and how fine and reassuring the company they keep: their feet among beautiful groves and meadows, their brows in the sky, a thousand flowers leaning confidingly against their feet, bathed in floods of water, floods of light, while the snow and waterfalls, the winds and avalanches and clouds shine and sing and wreathe about them as the years go by, and myriads of small winged creatures feed in the short grasses and drink the pure waterfalls, making them only the more glad and healthful in seeming rivalry.”
“The power of imagination makes us infinite.”
“One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.”
“The more I see, the less I know for sure.”
These John Muir quotes about God give us a glimpse into his deep reverence for nature and his belief in its divine nature. Muir’s writings continue to inspire and remind us of the beauty and spirituality that can be found in the natural world. Let us embrace his wisdom and strive to protect and appreciate the wonders of nature that surround us.
