If in the few minutes that we have during the times of private prayer, we do nothing else but merely make ourselves aware of the God who is already making Himself present to us, that experience in itself is profound prayer; it is fruitful prayer; it is even the beginnings of mystical prayer.
–Armand M. Nigro (1928-
Prayer is the most concrete way to make our home in God.
–Henri Nouwen (1932–1996)
Praying is first and foremost listening to Jesus, who dwells in the very depths of your heart. He doesn’t shout. He doesn’t thrust himself upon you. His voice is an unassuming voice, very nearly a whisper, the voice of a gentle love. Whatever you do with your life, go on listening to the voice of Jesus in your heart.
–Henri Nouwen (1932-1996)
Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God’s gift of Himself.
–Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
We must love one another as God loves each one of us. To be able to love, we need a clean heart. Prayer is what gives us a clean heart. The fruit of prayer is a deepening of faith and the fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.
–Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Silence like the sunlight will illuminate you in God.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
