Tags: Book Notes (& articles, too), the Christian Life / Prayer
In Running the Spiritual Path, a wonderful book which has been sitting on my shelf for a year and which I am now picking up to read, (SSW alumnus) Roger Joslin quotes that “most secular of Trappist monks,” Thomas Merton, who said “Prayer is the desire to pray.”
Encouraging, is it not?
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Matt, I’ve experienced this desire before, and wonder if it is self-piety at work. I should pick up Merton and find out more. Keep up the posts, Danny
By Danny Rosales on 10.18.09 4:45 am | Permalink
Daniel,
Even if this desire that you have includes “self-piety,” it is still a gift from God, since he is able to use even our “crappy faith,” (the size of a mustard seed) to bring about his life in us.
By matt on 02.05.10 10:20 am | Permalink
That quote is very comforting indeed. BTW, I really like this site! Didn’t realize you had an ongoing blog.
By Angela on 04.13.10 8:58 pm | Permalink
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