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> [We really must understand that the lust for affluence in contemporary society is psychotic. It is psychotic because it has completely lost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/we-really-must-understand-that-the-lust-for-affluence-in-contemporary/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

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> [We really must understand that the lust for affluence in contemporary society is psychotic. It is psychotic because it has completely lost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/we-really-must-understand-that-the-lust-for-affluence-in-contemporary-2/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

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> [The Prayer of Examine produces within us the priceless grace of self-knowledge. I wish I could adequately explain to you how great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/the-prayer-of-examine-produces-within-us-the-priceless-grace-of-self/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

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> [The lust for affluence in contemporary society has become psychotic; it has completely lost touch with reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/the-lust-for-affluence-in-contemporary-society-has-become-psychotic/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

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## Other authors on Contemporary

## More by Richard J. Foster

> [Prayer is - listening for the still small voice of God. Listening with the "ear of our hearts."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/prayer-is-listening-for-the-still-small-voice-of-god-listening-with/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/over-consumption-is-a-cancer-eating-away-at-our-spiritual-vitals-it/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“To believe that God can reach us and bless us in the ordinary junctures of daily life is the stuff of prayer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/to-believe-that-god-can-reach-us-and-bless-us-in-the-ordinary/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [Prayer is simply saying "thank you, bless you, praise you."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/prayer-is-simply-saying-thank-you-bless-you-praise-you/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/there-is-an-old-proverb-to-the-effect-that-all-those-who-open-their/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [It is an occupational hazard of devout folk to become stuffy bores. This should not be. Of all people, we should be the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/it-is-an-occupational-hazard-of-devout-folk-to-become-stuffy-bores/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/lord-god-you-deserve-my-best-forgive-me-for-the-times-i-have-offered/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/superficiality-is-the-curse-of-our-age-the-doctrine-of-instant/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [If worship does not change us it has not been worship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/if-worship-does-not-change-us-it-has-not-been-worship/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“I want to mention one other reason why we shy away from commitment. It is, very simply, the fear that we will not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/i-want-to-mention-one-other-reason-why-we-shy-away-from-commitment-it/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“It is one thing to act like a servant; it is quite another to be a servant.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/it-is-one-thing-to-act-like-a-servant-it-is-quite-another-to-be-a/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“we hold on so tightly to the good that we do know that we cannot receive the greater good that we do not know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/we-hold-on-so-tightly-to-the-good-that-we-do-know-that-we-cannot/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“Once we have made generous latitude for individual differences and schedules, we must firmly discipline ourselves to a regular pattern of prayer. We cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/once-we-have-made-generous-latitude-for-individual-differences-and/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [Freedom in the Gospel does not mean license. It means opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/freedom-in-the-gospel-does-not-mean-license-it-means-opportunity/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“The tongue is our most powerful weapon of manipulation. A frantic stream of words flows from us because we are in a constant process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/the-tongue-is-our-most-powerful-weapon-of-manipulation-a-frantic/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

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