Our soul must be still…
If God is to speak His word to the soul, it must be still and at peace. And then He will speak His word and give Himself to the soul, and not as a mere idea, apart from Himself.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328
One with God…
Not one is so unprepared, unlearned, or uncouth that he could not become one with God. If he is ready to unite his will purely and unreservedly with the will of God, all he has to do is say, ‘Lord, show me Thy will and grant me the strength to fulfill it.’ and God does so with abundance.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
What keeps us alive is…
What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure? I think it is the hope of loving, or being loved. I heard a fable once about the sun going on a journey; to find its source, and how the moon wept without her lover’s warm gaze. We weep when light does not reach our hearts. We wither like fields if someone close does not rain their kindness upon us.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
Wisdom or prudence…
There are three ways for wisdom or prudence to abound in you: if you confess your sins, if you give thanks and praise, and if your speech is edifying.
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
From everything but…
Man can fly from everything in nature, but he cannot fly from himself.
–Blessed Matt Talbot (1856-1925)
God will not ask…
God will not ask us how eloquently we have spoken, but how well we have lived.
–Blessed Matt Talbot (1856-1925)
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