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| Blessed are they who put their trust in God. |
| Psalm 2:12 |
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Nothing is more worthy of God
and more truly pleasing to him
that… we should pray with full confidence,
and by his grace cling to him with real understanding
and unshakeable love.
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Julian of Norwich, 14th century
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| Set me in your presence for ever. |
| Psalm 41:12 |
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Endeavor to remain always in the presence of God.
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St. John of the Cross, 16th century
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| My heart is steadfast, O God. |
| Psalm 57:7 |
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Happy the one who makes progress daily;
who sets his heart on ascending;
who makes his resolution for today and keeps ascending.
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St. Jerome, 5th century
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| God is good to the soul that seeks him. |
| Lamentations 3:25 |
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Conversation with God
takes place in the depths and center of the soul.
It is there that the soul speaks to God heart to heart.
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Br. Lawrence of the Resurrection, 17th century
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I lift up my hands
toward your most holy sanctuary.
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| Psalm 28:2 |
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Whomever labors as he prays
lifts his heart to God with his hands.
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St. Benedict, 6th century
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The Spirit helps us in our weakness
for we do not know how to pray as we ought. |
| Romans 8:26 |
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Prayer is the raising of the mind to God.
We must always remember this.
The actual words matter less.
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Bl. John XXIII, 20th century
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God opposes the proud,
but gives grace to the humble. |
| James 4:6 |
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The cry of the humble penetrates the heavens,
and he will not depart until God hears his prayer.
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St. Alphonse Liguori, 18th century
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| Remain in my love. |
| Jesus; John 15:9 |
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We understand prayer as a relationship of love
which leads us to a dialogue with the Lord.
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St. Anthony of Padua, 13th century
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