"Those who live prayerfully are constantly ready to receive the breath of God, and to let their lives be renewed and expanded."-Henri J. M. Nouwen, "With Open Hands"
"All good meditative prayer is a conversion of our entire self to God."-Thomas Merton, "Thoughts in Solitude"
Keep your soul free. What matters most in life is not knowledge, but character.-A. G. Sertillanges, "The Intellectual Life"
"Many people have chosen to seek knowledge rather than to live well, and they are often let astray and their lives come to very little--or nothing at all."-Thomas a Kempis, "The Imitation of Christ"
Prayer...
Sam closed his eyes as the elder began his prayer. Sam was with him for the first ten seconds, then he remembered that he needed to pick up some super-glue so he could fix that coffee cup he chipped that morning…which reminded him of breakfast…which reminded him of lunch…which reminded him that he also needed to get the grill's propane tank filled soon…which reminded him that the gas bills were finally coming down with the warmer weather…gee it's a beautiful day…kind of like those days he flew kites as a kid…nice breeze…warm sun on your face…Then the elder said, "Amen."
Study...
When Jamie's mother walked in her room, Jamie was laying on her back with her feet at the head of her bed. She had headphones covering her ears which blasted out music at a seemingly deafening volume. The television blared out some commercial about fast food. Jamie was holding a book up in the air two feet from her face."What are you doing?" her mother yelled."Studying."
Prayer and study are the two practices that are the most talked about, and perhaps the most commonly practiced-although not as commonly as we would like to imagine. Prayer and study are often either avoided or misapplied. However, they are two disciplines that act as catalysts for transformation in both the heart and mind
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