“Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justification.” — 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
Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit, simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justificat ion — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
If we are silent when we should speak, we are not living the Discipline of silence. If we speak when we should… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“God has given us the Disciplines of the spiritual life as a means of receiving his grace. The Disciplines allow us to… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
The spiritual discipline of simplicity is not a lost dream, but a recurrent version throughout history. It can be recaptured today. It… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
You see, we need instruction on how to possess money without being possessed by money. We need help to learn how to… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Silence is one of the deepest disciplines of the Spirit simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justification. One of the… — 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
“If we are to progress in the spiritual walk so that the Disciplines are a blessing and not a curse, we must… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“In Celebration of Discipline Richard Foster makes a distinction between self-righteous service and true service. Self-righteous service flows out of human effort… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
A farmer is helpless to grow grain; all he can do is provide the right conditions for the growing of grain. He… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Without the cross the Discipline of Confession would be merely therapeutic. But it is so much more. It involves an objective [a… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
The Spiritual Disciplines are things that we do. We must never lose sight of this fact. It is one thing to talk… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Nothing disciplines the inordinate desires of the flesh like service, and nothing transforms the desires of the flesh like serving in hiddenness.… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Silence frees us from the need to control others. One reason we can hardly bear to remain silent is that it makes… — 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
“We must always remember that the path does not produce the change; it only places us where the change can occur. This… — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“It is one thing to act like a servant; it is quite another to be a servant.” — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“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 Image
![“Without the cross the Discipline of Confession would be merely therapeutic. But it is so much more. It involves an objective [a better word would have been "metaphysical"] change in our relationship with God and a subjective change in us. It is a means of healing and transforming the inner spirit.” quote by Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/250/richard-j-foster-1460_change_without-the-cross-the-discipline-of-conf_2426298.jpg)
