“People are merely "amusing themselves" by asking for the patience which a famine or a persecution would call for if, in the meantime, the weather and every other inconvenience sets them grumbling. One must learn to walk before one can run. So here. We - or at least I - shall not be able to adore God on the highest occasions if we have learned no habit of doing so on the lowest. At best, our faith and reason will tell us that He is adorable, but we shall not have found Him so, no have "tasted and seen." Any patch of sunlight in a wood will show you something about the sun which you could never get from reading books on astronomy. These pure and spontaneous pleasures are "patches of Godlight" in the woods of our experience.”
Quote by C.S. Lewis
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Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
In this posthumously published work, the author presents a series of reflective letters addressed to a fictional friend named Malcolm. The correspondence delves into various aspects of prayer, including its purpose, difficulties, and the relationship between the individual and the divine. The letters are written in an informal, conversational style, allowing for a thoughtful and accessible examination of spiritual topics without a systematic theological framework. more
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