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One Quotes by Richard J. Foster
- One remarkable feature of the devotional masters is the incredible sense of uniform witness in the midst of such diverse personalities... and the necessity of…
- Humility, as we all know, is one of those virtues that is never gained by seeking it. The more we pursue it the more distant…
- One reason we can hardly bear to remain silent is that it makes us feel so helpless. We are so accustomed to relying upon words…
- The Spiritual Disciplines are things that we do. We must never lose sight of this fact. It is one thing to talk piously about 'the…
- Go another step. Try to live one entire day without words at all. Do it not as a law, but as an experiment. Note your…
- To stand before the Holy One of eternity is to change. Resentments cannot be held with the same tenacity when we enter his gracious light.
- Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit, simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justificat ion
- In the spiritual life only one thing produces genuine joy and that is obedience.
- Spiritual direction involves a process through which one person helps another person understand what God is doing and saying.
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