“A Priest, a Minister and a Guru sat discussing the best positions for prayer, while a telephone repairman worked nearby. ‘Kneeling is definitely the best way to pray,’ the Priest said. ‘No,’ said the Minister. ‘I get the best results standing with my hands outstretched to Heaven.’ ‘You’re both wrong,’…
“For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?” Jesus Christ in Matthew 16:26 “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be…
Reading books is good—it opens the mind. Listening to inspiring talks is good—it lifts us up. Enjoying the companionship of other spiritual seekers is good—it encourages us. And, as the cheeky saying goes, “Sitting in a garage doesn’t make you a car.” Zeal to the rescue! It’s the power that…
“And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’ ” Revelation 21:5a Revelation 21:5a “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi, 13th Century Sufi Mystic and Poet Autumn…
“The life of faith isn’t meant for tourists. It’s meant for pilgrims.” Eugene H. Peterson “Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life…
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