“ But should we accept this negative view of power? Is power all bad? Specifically, can Christians share in this devaluation of power and discipline as inherently evil? Can we who claim to be disciples… James K.A. Smith
“ In solitude we discover that community is not a common ideology, but a response to a common call. Henri Nouwen
“ Gratitude goes beyond the 'mine' and 'thine' and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts receive… Henri J.M. Nouwen
“ While formally or structurally speaking, there are mechanisms of discipline operative in both the convent and the prison, in both the factory and the monastery, more specifically these disciplines and… James K.A. Smith
“ When I say ‘practice’ I don’t meanrepeating an act until you get it right. In this use, it means to instill regular discipline to accomplish a specific task, ritual without which we feel incomplete, o… S. Kelley Harrell
“ The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but organically, through understanding an gradual training. Jack Kornfield
“ Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father. Richard J. Foster
“ Sometimes when I open my Bible to read, a verse leaps off the page and I know God is speaking to me. Sometimes I read and nothing seems to be illuminated. Sometimes I pray and have the keen sense that… Anne Graham Lotz
“ When I walk in the forest just before the meal, while reciting the scriptural phrase that I "meditate" for that day, spiritual joy comes over me as if by appointment. Adalbert de Vogüé
