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“Todos estos sucesos los veía como si no tuvieran nada que ver conmigo. Los contemplaba como de lejos, y no me entristecían lo más mínimo. Era como si se tratase de otra persona, y yo fuera un simple espectador. Incluso cuando me azotaron lo soporté con naturalidad, porque la oración seguía brotando de mi corazón, me centraba en ella, y no atendía a otra cosa.”

“Why does your sword so drip with blood, Edward, Edward? Why does your sword so drip with blood? And why so sad are ye, O?' 'O, I have killed my hawk so good, Mother, mother: O I have killed my hawk so good: And I had no more but he, O.' 'Your hawk's blood was never so red, Edward, Edward: Your hawk’s blood was never so red, My dear son I tell thee, O.' 'O, I have killed my red-roan steed, Mother, mother: O, I have killed my red-roan steed, That once was so fair and free, O.' 'Your steed was old, and we have got more, Edward, Edward: Your steed was old, and we have got more, Some other evil ye fear, O.' 'O, I have killed my father dear, Mother, mother: O, I have killed my father dear, Alas! and woe is me, O!' 'And what penance will ye suffer for that, Edward, Edward? And what penance will ye suffer for that? My dear son, now tell me, O.' 'I'll set my feet in yonder boat, Mother, mother: I’ll set my feet in yonder boat, And I’ll fare over the sea, O.' 'And what will ye do with your towers and your halls, Edward, Edward? And what will ye do with your towers and your halls, That were sae fair to see, O?' 'I’ll let them stand till they down fall, Mother, mother: I’ll let them stand till they down fall, For here never more may I be, O.' 'And what will ye leave to your children and your wife, Edward, Edward? And what will ye leave to your children and your wife When ye go over the sea, O?' 'The world is large, let them beg through life, Mother, mother: The world is large, let them beg throw life, For them never more will I see, O.' 'And what will ye leave to your own mother dear, Edward, Edward? And what will ye leave to your own mother dear? My dear son, now tell me, O.' 'The curse of hell from me shall you bear for me, Mother, mother: The curse of hell from me shall you bear for me, Such counsels you gave to me, O.”

“Anyone who is having troubles should pray. Anyone who is happy should sing praises. Anyone who is sick should call the church's elders. They should pray for and pour oil on the person in the name of the Lord. And the prayer that is said with faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will heal that person. And if the person has sinned, the sins will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so God can heal you. When a believing person prays, great things happen. (James 5:13-16)”

“Da gracias a Dios, querido hermano, por haber despertado en ti el deseo irresistible por conocer la incesante oración interior. No te inquietes, tranquilízate. Debes reconocer en ese deseo una llamada de Dios. Tu angustia no significa otra cosa sino el prevalecer de la voluntad divina sobre tu propia voluntad. ¿Has caído en la cuenta de que la luz de la oración interior no puede provenir de la sabiduría de este mundo, ni del deseo de saber, sino que ella nos viene revelada en la pobreza de espíritu, la sencillez de corazón y la experiencia activa?”

“And every nation which shall war against thee, O house of Israel, shall be turned one against another, and they shall fall into the pit which they digged to ensnare the people of the Lord. And all that fight against Zion shall be destroyed, and that great whore, who hath perverted the right ways of the Lord, yea, that great and abomniable church, shall tumble to the dust and great shall be the fall of it.”

“23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. 25 And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria.”

“Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ``What shall we eat?'' or ``What shall we drink?'' or ``What shall we wear?'' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. - Matthew 6:25-34”

“El hombre no está en disposición de controlar la mente y purificarla de todos los pensamientos superfluos, porque «los pensamientos del hombre son malos desde su juventud» (Gén 8,21), «y sólo Dios da un corazón y un espíritu nuevos, porque el querer y el obrar son de Dios» (Ez 11,19) Dios ha dejado únicamente a la voluntad y fuerza humana la cantidad de la oración, ordenándonos orar continuamente, durante todo tiempo y en cada lugar.”

“Los no creyentes desconocen el efecto beneficioso de este ejercicio mecánico; ignoran cómo esta invocación frecuentemente pronunciada por nuestros labios, se convierte poco a poco en un auténtico gemido de nuestro corazón, ahonda en lo más profundo del ser humano, aportando gozo, transformándose en parte misma del alma, que la ilumina, alimenta y conduce a la unión con Dios». Olvidan, que el hombre tiene dos naturalezas, que mutuamente se influyen; que el hombre está compuesto de cuerpo y alma. ¿Por qué, por ejemplo, cuando deseas purificar el alma, se comienza por el cuerpo, ayunando, privándolo de alimento y de comidas apetitosas? Por supuesto, para que no obstaculice sino que favorezca la purificación del alma y la iluminación de la mente, de tal modo que la continua sensación de hambre corporal te haga recordar tu decisión de buscar la perfección interior y aquello que agrada a Dios, cosa que normalmente olvidamos. La propia experiencia nos revela que por medio del ayuno corporal –algo totalmente externo– se llega a la purificación de la mente, a la paz del corazón y a domar las pasiones. De modo que, mediante elementos exteriores y materiales se recibe un beneficio interior y espiritual. Lo mismo ocurre con la oración frecuente de los labios, que nos conduce a la oración interior y facilita la unión de nuestra mente con Dios.”

“As you try to balance between the socialist and capitalist systems in the world, you will come up against the biggest problem facing humanity today. Jung wrote in 1938 "Any large company composed of wholly admirable persons has the morality and intelligence of an unwieldy, stupid, and violent animal. The bigger the organization, the more unavoidable is its immorality and blind stupidity." Each of these systems promotes itself by pointing out the moral failings of the other, but these moral failings are actually failings brought about by people acting within the context of large organizations. What is truly needed is to learn a structure of organization of human beings that provides for the organized group the same capacity and propensity for moral behavior that is possessed by individuals.”

“Es preciso acostumbrarse a invocar el nombre del Señor más que a respirar, en todo tiempo y lugar; y en todas las necesidades. El Apóstol dice: «Orad incesantemente», lo que significa tener el recuerdo de Dios en todo tiempo, lugar o cosa. Puesto que, en cualquier cosa que uno realice, debe operar el recuerdo de Aquél que ha hecho todo lo que podemos tener entre las manos. Que cada movimiento tuyo sea para ti ocasión de dar gloria a Dios y, de esa manera, verás que oras incesantemente. Por todo esto, el alma se alegrará.”