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Our idea of God tells us more about ourselves than about Him.
Thomas Merton • New Seeds of Contemplation
At every moment and in every situation God is the intimate, attentive and encouraging friend.
John O'Donohue • Anam Cara: 25th Anniversary Edition
Do you wish to catch a glimpse of God? Look intently at creation.
Anthony De Mello • The Song of the Bird
from the troubles of life in a way that only God can.
Timothy Keller • Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
rather than lose the precious privilege of communion with God before setting out. Sir Matthew Hale says:
D. L. Moody • Prevailing Prayer (Moody Classics)
If God is the sculptor, our practice is like a chisel that works effectively and patiently to remove stone.
Martin Laird • A Sunlit Absence: Silence, Awareness, and Contemplation
We might summarize these four major points like this: God, man, Christ, and response.
D. A. Carson • What Is the Gospel? (Foreword by D. A. Carson) (9Marks)
For when the mind is brought to stillness, and all our strategies of acquisition have dropped, a deeper truth presents itself: we are and have always been one with God and we are all one in God (Jn 17:21).
Martin Laird • Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
Until you can answer with certainty about what God is specifically working on, you won’t make a lot of progress.