Without humility…
Without humility of heart all the other virtues by which one runs toward God seem — and are — absolutely worthless.
–Saint Angela of Foligno (1248-1309)
Achieve true prayer…
If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything temporal, everything external, everything that is not divine.
–Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361)
Pray inwardly…
Pray inwardly, even if you do not enjoy it. It does good, though you feel nothing. Yes, even though you think you are doing nothing.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
Pray with full confidence…
Our customary practice of prayer was brought to mind: how through our ignorance and inexperience in the ways of love we spend so much time on petition. I saw that it is indeed more worthy of God and more truly pleasing to him that through his goodness we should pray with full confidence, and by his grace cling to him with real understanding and unshakeable love, than that we should go on making as many petitions as our souls are capable of.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
In prayer there is…
In prayer there is nothing to be afraid of, but everything to hope for.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Saying prayers, but not praying…
Anyone who has the habit of speaking before God’s majesty as if he were speaking to a slave, careless about how he is speaking, and saying whatever comes into his head and whatever he’s learned from saying prayers at other times, in my opinion is not praying. Please, God, may no Christian pray in this way.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
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