Lovers can have between themselves a depth of intimacy and communication that goes beyond words. To think that communication with the Living God, our Abba, cannot involve something equivalent or even greater is ridiculous (Psa 42:7). John Cassian describes this type of prayer as “an immeasurable fire of love. The soul settles in it and sinks […]
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Difficult roads may lead to beautiful destinations. The following thoughts, from Isaac of Nineveh, may help you on your journey to a better place. “I have no broken heart to start me on the quest for you [Lord Jesus]. No penitence, no tenderness … I have no tears with which to pray to you. My spirit is in darkness … my heart is cold … I know not how to make it warm again by tears of love for you.… I have forsaken you. Do not forsake me. I have wandered far from you. Do set out in quest of me.”
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“Prying, ambition, anxiety, ignoring our purpose for being in this world: these are the reasons for which we have a thousand times more worries than work and more occupation than profit. These do not represent our true business. They are wasteful activities that we allow to distract us from the love of God.… Necessary employment, according to each person’s vocation, does not hinder divine love. It increases and gilds the work of devotion.… The devout heart loves God no less when it turns from prayer to necessary business. Silence and speech, activity and contemplation, work and rest provide equal opportunity to sing a hymn of love”
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