A good prayer…
A good and perfect prayer requires that we forget self, that we be ready to sacrifice all that we are for God.
–Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641)
Raising our minds to God…
There is no danger if our prayer is without words or reflection because the good success of prayer depends neither on words nor on study. It depends upon the simple raising of our minds to God, and the more simple and stripped of feeling it is, the surer it is.
–Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641)
Silent prayer is…
Silent prayer, in its common form, is also profitable. Each has its peculiar advantages, as each has its place. There is also a modification of prayer, which may be termed the prayer of silence. This is a prayer too deep for words. The common form of silent prayer is voluntary. In the prayer of contemplative silence, the lips seem to be closed almost against the will.
–François Fénèlon (1651-1715)
Prayer is union with God…
Prayer is nothing else but union with God. In this intimate union, God and the soul are fused together like two bits of wax that no one can ever pull apart. This union of God with a tiny creature is a lovely thing. It is a happiness beyond understanding.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Prayer is the most concrete…
Prayer is the most concrete way to make our home in God.
–Henri Nouwen (1932–1996)
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