Freedom in the Gospel does not mean license. It means opportunity. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
..the true test of spirituality [is] in the freedom to live among people compassionately…Prayer frees us to be controlled by God. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Inward solitude has outward manifestations. There is the freedom to be alone, not in order to be away from people but in… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Joy is the keynote of all the Disciplines. The purpose of the Disciplines is liberation from the stifling slavery to selfinterest and… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Absolute freedom is absolute nonsense! We gain freedom in anything through commitment, discipline, and fixed habit. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Simplicity is freedom. Duplicity is bondage. Simplicity brings joy and balance. Duplicity brings anxiety and fear.” — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“One of the fruits of silence is the freedom to let God be our justifier. We don’t need to straighten others out.” — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“In his excellent little book entitled Freedom from Sinful Thoughts Heini Arnold writes, “We…want to make it quite clear that we cannot… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“By means of intense personal discipline Flannery O’Connor was able to rise above a debilitating disease to become one of the finest… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ and all the writers of the New Testament call us to break free of mammon lust and live in joyous… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Freedom from anxiety is characterized by three inner attitudes. If what we have we receive as a gift, and if what we… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Discipline brings freedom. The purpose of meditation is to enable us to hear God more clearly. Meditation is listening, sensing, heeding the… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Prayer is - listening for the still small voice of God. Listening with the "ear of our hearts." — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
Over-consumption is a cancer eating away at our spiritual vitals. It distances us from the great masses of broken bleeding humanity. It converts us… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“To believe that God can reach us and bless us in the ordinary junctures of daily life is the stuff of prayer.” — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
It is an occupational hazard of devout folk to become stuffy bores. This should not be. Of all people, we should be the most… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“Lord God, you deserve my best. Forgive me for the times I have offered you only the dregs, whether it be half-heartedly muttered prayers… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“I want to mention one other reason why we shy away from commitment. It is, very simply, the fear that we will not be… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“It is one thing to act like a servant; it is quite another to be a servant.” — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“we hold on so tightly to the good that we do know that we cannot receive the greater good that we do not know.… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“Once we have made generous latitude for individual differences and schedules, we must firmly discipline ourselves to a regular pattern of prayer. We cannot… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“The tongue is our most powerful weapon of manipulation. A frantic stream of words flows from us because we are in a constant process… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
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