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Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey Into Meditative Prayer QUOTES

Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey Into Meditative Prayer QUOTES

1 " The twentieth-century Lutheran martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer, when asked why he meditated, replied, "Because I am a Christian. "

― Richard J. Foster , Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey Into Meditative Prayer

2 " John Havel, a seventeenth-century English Puritan, noted that the "greatest difficulty in conversion, is to win the heart to God; and the greatest difficulty after conversion, is to keep the heart with God. . . "

― Richard J. Foster , Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey Into Meditative Prayer

3 " These three elements then quality, spirit and help us learn to discern the voice of God. "

― Richard J. Foster , Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey Into Meditative Prayer

4 " Distraction is the primary spiritual problem in our day. "

― Richard J. Foster , Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey Into Meditative Prayer

5 " it is the trees that capture my attention the most, and they lead me into complete silence. It's the patience of the quiet, laden with snow. The trees give me a glimpse into the cosmic patience of God. There among the trees I behold the Lord, the Creator of the trees. "

― Richard J. Foster , Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey Into Meditative Prayer

6 " Meditative prayer does not do violence to our rational faculties. Neither does it confine us solely to the rational. We descend with the mind into the heart. "

― Richard J. Foster , Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey Into Meditative Prayer

7 " Circle me, Lord, keep protection near and danger afar. Circle me, Lord,
keep light near and darkness afar.
Circle me, Lord, keep peace within; keep evil out.
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― Richard J. Foster , Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey Into Meditative Prayer