Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit, simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justificat ion
RICHARD J. FOSTERIn intellectual honesty, we should be willing to study and explore the spiritual life with all the rigor and determination we would give to any field of research.
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The spiritual discipline of simplicity is not a lost dream, but a recurrent version throughout history. It can be recaptured today. It must be.
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In intellectual honesty, we should be willing to study and explore the spiritual life with all the rigor and determination we would give to any field of research.
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And so I urge you: carry on an ongoing conversation with God about the daily stuff of life, a little like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. For now, do not worry about “proper” praying, just talk to God.
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Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.
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As worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. Holy obedience saves worship from becoming an opiate, an escape from the pressing needs of modern life.
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Simplicity is freedom.
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Prayer is – listening for the still small voice of God. Listening with the “ear of our hearts.”
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You will never have time for prayer; you must make time.
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Just as worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. If worship does not propel us into greater obedience, it has not been worship.
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Our Adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry and crowds. If he can keep us engaged in “muchness” and “manyness,” he will rest satisfied.
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Freedom in the Gospel does not mean license. It means opportunity.
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..the true test of spirituality [is] in the freedom to live among people compassionately….Prayer frees us to be controlled by God.
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Grace saves us from life without God-even more it empowers us for life with God.
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Simplicity enables us to live lives of integrity in the face of the terrible realities of our global village.
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Because we lack a divine Center our need for security has led us into an insane attachment to things.
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