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> [The prayer of listening makes things simple but it also makes us vulnerable, and that is frightening. Listening makes us open to Christ, the Word of God, spoken in all things: in the material world, the Scriptures, the Church, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-groeschel/the-prayer-of-listening-makes-things-simple-but-it-also-makes-us/)

[Benedict Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-groeschel/)

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## More by Benedict Groeschel

> [The prayer of listening makes things simple but it also makes us vulnerable, and that is frightening. Listening makes us open to Christ, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-groeschel/the-prayer-of-listening-makes-things-simple-but-it-also-makes-us/)

[Benedict Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-groeschel/)

> [The rosary is a weapon against depression and hopelessness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-groeschel/the-rosary-is-a-weapon-against-depression-and-hopelessness/)

[Benedict Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-groeschel/)

> [The best gift anyone can give to a friend is to pray for him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-groeschel/the-best-gift-anyone-can-give-to-a-friend-is-to-pray-for-him/)

[Benedict Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-groeschel/)

> [We've all got a terminal illness. It's called life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-groeschel/we-ve-all-got-a-terminal-illness-it-s-called-life/)

[Benedict Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-groeschel/)

> [And I have found that when we Catholics, in the spirit of love and charity, declare our faith boldly and with conviction, we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-groeschel/and-i-have-found-that-when-we-catholics-in-the-spirit-of-love-and/)

[Benedict Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-groeschel/)

> [We are developing in the United States a huge underclass of unwanted people, many of them the descendants of the exploitation of the South…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-groeschel/we-are-developing-in-the-united-states-a-huge-underclass-of-unwanted/)

[Benedict Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-groeschel/)

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