No one is so wrong…
No one is so wrong as the man who knows all the answers.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Slow progress…
In order to attain a fruitful life of prayer, we should not expect blessings to fall upon us suddenly. Rather, we should make our way through with slow but sure steps. We need a long, disciplines struggle. We need patience and constraint. It is enough to make progress however slow that progress may seem, or however pitch-black the world around us and around our faith may appear. Mere progress in the life of prayer and intimacy with God is a sure sign that we will reach our goal. It is proof positive that the light must appear, however long it may be hidden from us.
–Matthew the Poor aka Matta El-Meskeen (1919-2006)
Prayer can change…
Prayer can truly change your life. For it turns your attention away from yourself and directs your mind and your heart toward the Lord.
–Saint John Paul (1920-2005)
Spirituality is vital…
Sometimes people get the mistaken notion that spirituality is a separate department of life, the penthouse of existence. But rightly understood, it is a vital awareness that pervades all realms of our being.
–David Stendl-Rast (1926-
The mystery of repentance…
The mystery of repentance is the greatest and most blessed mystery, which prepares us perfectly beforehand for Heaven…There is no sin on earth which is unforgivable for the person who will repent, and for the God of love Who receives him.
–Elder Ephraim of Philotheou (1927-
One step at a time…
By taking one small step at a time, and by not thinking that in one big step we are going to get any place, we can walk straight to the Kingdom of Heaven — and there is no reason for any of us to fall away from that.
–Seraphim Rose (1934-1982)
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