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This is the precept of precepts, says the devout Avila,—seek as you will you can never so surely discover God’s Will as through the channel of humble obedience so universally taught and practised by all the Saints of olden time.
“The bravest people are the ones who don’t mind looking like cowards.”
― The Once and Future King
― The Once and Future King
“Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.”
― John Wesley's Sermons: An Anthology
― John Wesley's Sermons: An Anthology
“Saints cannot exist without a community, as they require, like all of us, nurturance by a people who, while often unfaithful, preserve the habits necessary to learn the story of God.”
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“The point behind mysticism is not to dazzle the mind with ecstatic wonders or heady feelings, but to foster real and lasting changes, for the purpose of becoming more like Christ, which is to say, more compassionate, more forgiving, more committed to serving others and making the world a better place.”
― The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality
― The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality
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