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“He was very pleased with the position he was now in. But he was as ready to leave this job, if it came to that. He always enjoyed himself no matter what he was doing because he did everything, even the smallest things, for the love of God.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“When he was troubled, he consulted no one. He knew by the light of faith that God was present, and he contented himself with directing all his actions to Him. He did everything with the intent to please God, and did not worry about consequences. “Useless thoughts spoil everything,” he said. All trouble began there. We ought to let go of such thoughts as soon as we are aware of them.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“All that is needed to bring us to union with God is love. He had pondered this subject much, and concluded that the shortest way to God was to go straight to Him by a continual exercise of love and doing everything for His sake.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“How does one make muddy water clear? Be still, and the water will clear in time. How does one become still? Let everything happen, and stillness appears.”
― Marshall Davis, The Tao of Christ: A Christian Version of the Tao Te Ching

“This presence of God so inflamed and transported him that it was difficult for him to contain himself. He said he was more united to God in his outward work, than when he left it for devotion in seclusion.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“My God, I am wholly Yours. O God of Love, I love You with all my heart. Lord, make my heart even as Yours.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“We must know God before we can love God. In order to know God, we must think of Him often. When we grow to love Him, then we shall think of Him often. Our heart will be where our treasure is. This is an argument which deserves your consideration.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“It is shameful to abandon this divine communion to occupy our minds with trivial matters. We should feed and nourish our souls with high thoughts of God, which yield us great joy in devotion to Him.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“The trust we put in God honors Him greatly and draws down great blessings.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“Christians label those who disagree with them heretics and false teachers.”
― Marshall Davis, Unitive Awareness: Talks on Christian Nonduality

“Continue always with God. It is the only strength and comfort for your suffering. I will pray that He be with you.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“I do not pray that you be delivered from pain. But I earnestly pray to God that He will give you strength and patience to bear the pain. Comfort yourself in Him who holds you fastened to the cross. He will free you when He thinks it is the right time. Happy are those who suffer with Him. Accustom yourself to suffer in this manner. Seek strength from Him to endure the pain for as long as He thinks necessary.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“He said that all bodily spiritual disciplines and exercises are useless. All that is needed to bring us to union with God is love. He had pondered this subject much, and concluded that the shortest way to God was to go straight to Him by a continual exercise of love and doing everything for His sake.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

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― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“All kinds of spiritual disciplines, if they are void of the love of God, cannot remove a single sin from our lives.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“They consider sickness as a curse of nature and not as a blessing from God. Seeing it only in that light, they find no redeeming value in it - only grief and distress. But those who consider sickness as coming from the hand of God see it as part of His mercy. They see it as the means that He employs for their salvation. Consequently they experience great sweetness and consolation in it.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“By getting up after every fall, and by frequently renewing my faith and love, I have arrived at a state of mind where it is more difficult for me NOT to think of God as it was at the beginning to think of Him.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“Recently he had been sent into Burgundy to buy a quantity of wine for the monastery. This was a very unwelcome task for him, because he had no head for business. Furthermore he was lame, and he could not move around the boat except by rolling himself over the casks. However he did not bother himself about it, nor about the purchase of the wine. He said to God that it was His business he was on, and then he found that he did the job very well.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“All things are possible to him who believes. They are less difficult to him who hopes. They are easier to him who loves. And they are easiest to him who perseveres in the practice of all three virtues.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“disciplines, if they are void of the love of God, cannot remove a single sin from our lives.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“When in doubt, we can ask His assistance in knowing His will. We can also ask his help in performing those things which we know He requires of us. We should offer everything to Him before we do it and give Him thanks after we have finished.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“Please remember that I have recommended that you meditate often on God, day and night, during business and recreation. He is always near you and with you; do not leave Him alone. You would consider it rude to ignore a friend who came to visit you. Then why neglect God? Do not forget Him. Meditate on Him often. Adore Him continually. Live and die with Him. This is the glorious vocation of a Christian. You could say that this is our profession.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“To repeat, we worry because we are human. The solution to worrying is to transcend our human identity. Not identify with the human ego and body. The cure for anxiety is to go beyond the human self – the human psyche. This does not mean becoming less than human, but more than human. It means seeing what we really are. Teilhard de Chardin is credited with the oft-repeated quote: “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” First of all, it is not clear that Teilhard actually said those words. In any case I would modify it to say: We are not humans having a spiritual experience but Spirit having a human experience.”
― Marshall Davis, The Sermon on the Mount: A Nondual Interpretation

“We ought to give ourselves to God in both mundane and spiritual matters. We should seek our satisfaction only in fulfilling His will, whether that leads to suffering or comfort. All things are equal to a soul truly surrendered to God. There needs to be faithfulness in the dry seasons of the spiritual life, when we feel distant from God and find prayer burdensome. At such times, God is testing our love for Him. Those are the times when we should surrender ourselves to God. If we do this, it will result in spiritual advancement.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“He may do whatever He wants with me. But my Lord, who is full of mercy and goodness, does not punish me. Instead he embraces me in love, seats me at His table, and serves me with His own hands. He hands me the key to His treasure trove. He converses with me and shows his delight in me incessantly in thousands of ways. He treats me in all respects as His favorite son. This is how I come into God’s holy presence.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“In order to form a habit of communing with God continually and committing everything we do to Him, we must at first make a special effort. After a while we find that His love inwardly inspires us to do all things for Him effortlessly.”
― Marshall Davis, The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

“When one knows oneself, everything else becomes clearer.”
― Marshall Davis, Experiencing God Directly: The Way of Christian Nonduality

“Our Spiritual Father, O Holy One, reveal your Kingdom. Unveil the spiritual, so that it is as obvious as the physical. We trust you to provide our physical needs. Free us from guilt. Forgive us as we forgive others. Lead us beyond temptation. Deliver us from evil.”
― Marshall Davis, The Nondual Gospel of Jesus

“Spirituality is a matter of discovering the Unseen Guest who has always been dwelling in our heart, living through our body, looking through our eyes, and thinking through our mind.”
― Marshall Davis, Unitive Awareness: Talks on Christian Nonduality

“When a nation follows God, government spends money on people. When a nation abandons God, government spends money on weapons. There is no greater poverty than greed. There is no greater disaster than desire. There is no greater curse than wanting more. The greatest peace is perfect contentment.”
― Marshall Davis, The Tao of Christ: A Christian Version of the Tao Te Ching