Nothing is past, present or future, or even eternal; all is present in this deliriously wonderful sea. When one returns to and in himself, he sees and feels himself to be less than the tiniest jot.
–Blessed John of Saint Samson (1571-1636)
Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.
–Vincent McNabb (1868-1943)
Silence opens the inner fount from which the word arises.
–Roman Guardini (1885-1968)
When challenged to explain the Absolute
I shall fall still, I shall be silent as a mute.
–Angelus Silesius (1624-1677)
If in your heart you make
a manger for Love’s birth,
Then God will once again
become a child on earth.
–Angelus Silesius (1624-1677)
True prayer requires no word, no chant
no gesture, no sound.
It is communion, calm and still
with our own Ground.
–Angelus Silesius (1624-1677)
