“It is not the multitude of hard duties, it is not the constraint and contention that advance us in our Christian course. On the contrary, it is the yielding of our wills without restriction and without choice to tread cheerfully every day in the path in which Providence leads us. It is to seek nothing, to be discouraged by nothing, to see our duty in the present moment, and to trust all else without reserve to the will and power of God.” HardMomentsChristianChoicesCoursesChristianityPathDutyContraryPresent MomentProvidenceReservesMultitudesDiscouragedRestrictionConstraintsContentionPower Of God Author:Francois Fenelon
“It's a risky thing to pray and the danger is that our very prayers get between God and us. The great thing in prayer is not to pray, but to go directly to God. . . . The fact is, though, that if you descend into the depths of your own spirit and arrive somewhere near the center of what you are, you are confronted with the inescapable truth that, at the very root of your existence, you are in constant and immediate contact with the infinite power of God.” IfsFactsSpiritPrayerExistenceDangerPrayingRootsInfiniteConstantDepthGreat ThingsContactPraying To GodPower Of GodInfinite Power Author:Thomas Merton
“The religious need of the human mind remains alive, never more so, but it demands a teaching which can be understood. Slowly an apprehension of the intimate, usable power of God is growing among us, and a growing recognition of the only worth-while application of that power-in the improvement of the world.” WorldNeedsMindHumansReligionReligiousAliveGrowingTeachingDemandUnderstoodRemainsImprovementRecognitionIntimateHuman MindApplicationApprehensionPower Of God Book:The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: An Autobiography Source: The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: An Autobiography
“Our lives are full of separations that shake us up, force us to attend to our emotional selves and to learn new ways of being in the world. Although many of our losses are painful, they encourage our gains. The lesson life is trying to teach us is that, regardless of the challenges and changes in the physical world, we will abide in peace by aligning ourselves with our inner changelessness. The power of God in us is more than equal to any moment-no matter what it brings. We live in a loving, supportive universe that is always saying yes to us.” WorldWayTryingSelfMatterMomentsLife IsUniverseForceChallengesLossTeachOur LivesEmotionalLessonsEqualGainsAdversityNo Matter WhatPainfulSeparationShakesLife LessonNew WaysSupportivePower Of GodSaying Yes Book:Lessons in Living Source: Lessons in Living