Monday, March 12, 2012

When we talk about prayer...


"When we talk about prayer or contemplation we are really talking about those moments when God enters our life.  Drawn by the prompting of the Spirit we are distracted from ordinary occupations, and turn toward God.  Something happens then that we are not always aware of.  We may not be like Moses, who came down from his encounter with God on Mount Sinai with a face so radiant it could not be looked upon.  But each contact with God awakens and quickens some spark deep within us that nothing else can touch.  Opening ourselves to God is what makes us come alive.  We were created with an orientation toward God, and so actions that direct us toward God accord with the imperatives of our nature.” 

From Toward Godby Cistercian monk Michael Casey.

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