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Prayer & Faith Resources"Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing.
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There are Many Ways to Pray"Just as there are many ways to be hospitable, there are many ways to pray. When we are serious about prayer and no longer consider it one of the many things people do in their lives but, rather, the basic receptive attitude out of which all of life can receive new vitality, we will, sooner or later, raise the question:
'What is my way to pray, what is prayer of the heart?' Just as artists search for the style that is most their own, so people who pray search for the prayer of their heart. "What is most profound in life, and therefore most dear to us, always needs to be properly protected as well as expressed. It, therefore, is not surprising that prayer is often surrounded by carefully prescribed gestures and words, by detailed rituals and elaborate ceremonies." -Father Henri J.M. Nouwen, "Reaching Out" |
The Classroom of SilenceMatthew Kelly, popular Catholic author, shares the following in his book, Rediscover Catholicism: "Our modern world is spinning out of control, and one of the chief contributors to the chaos and confusion of our modern age is noise. There is so much noise, we can no longer hear the voice of God."
"God is inviting us into the silence and into his presence. In college I started spending ten minutes a day in silent prayer and came to realize that God is only as far away as we place him. If you take ten minutes a day in silence with God asking him “God, what do you think I should do?” your life will change." "The two things lacking in most people’s lives are intimacy with God and intimacy with self. Most people don’t know who they are or why they are here. Most people feel far from God. I will make two promises to you. In the silence, you will find God. In the silence, you will find yourself. These will be the two greatest discoveries of your life." |