Ada Pun

“Fasting and prayer are a means through which we open ourselves to God, Who can cleanse us of all the sins of our past. Alone we cannot help ourselves and without prayer and fasting, we cannot recognize the evil that wants to destroy us. Preparation of hearts for cooperation with God takes place in prayer and fasting.”
― Slavko Barbaric, Fast With The Heart

“Even though it is difficult to be silent, as the seminar experience confirms, it is even more difficult to enter into interior silence – to silence the imagination, memory and feelings – and to create a new space for meeting with God. Only when interior silence is realized can it be said that a part of purification has taken place and that a new relationship with self, others and God can begin.”
― Slavko Barbaric, Fast With The Heart

“If a person remains only on the level of prayer, selfishness and pride can easily sneak into the spirit of prayer and prayer intentions. Even though we say, “Father, Your Will be done,” we, none the less, expect things to be as we want them to be. This is why it can easily happen that a person who prays measures God’s love, mercy and goodness according to what he has received or did not receive, in relation to what he prayed for. In this way, it is possible for an entire life of prayer to remain only a battle between man’s will and God’s Will.”
― Slavko Barbaric, Fast With The Heart