The following quotes are from my seminary days — Ascetic Theology 2 — with Bishop Brother John Charles.
A couple from Dom John Chapman:
“Pray the way you can — not the way you can’t.”
“The only prayer you’ll ever have is the prayer you have today — muddled and confused — but if you don’t pray it, you’ll never pray at all.”
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“Prayer doesn’t change things. Prayer changes people & people change things.”
“Crises do not change us — they simply reveal to us what we’ve become.”
“One can bear almost anything for 24 hours.”
Prayer: “Lord, let me behave.”
Prayer: “Lord, I’m at your disposal.”
“God can do anything He likes … but, normally He acts normally.”
“He’ll normally let you do anything you like while you come to your senses.”
“God doesn’t coerce people. He waits for a response of love to His love.”
“Be thankful for someone who is driving you mad. It won’t change them, but it’ll change you.”
“Be thankful & be happy.”
“My age is the right age — and it increases annually.”
“If you can’t be thankful for where you are — you aren’t gonna be thankful anywhere.”
To be continued …