Joy Quote by Ken Shigematsu

““Our play is not something separate from our spirituality; it is itself a sign of the presence of God in the world.””

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“When we regularly pause from our ambitions and activities, we create space to experience Christ.”

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“There are no guarantees that if we keep the Sabbath we will be successful. But honouring the Sabbath (and not overworking the other six days) will give us an opportunity to grow in our trust of God and experience his faithfulness. If we take time to honour the Sabbath we may actually find that we are less productive than we…

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“The path to greatness, whether pursued consciously or unconsciously, is one that requires a rhythm of disciplined practice.”

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“Hospitality is a prized virtue of monastic communities. Benedict's rule says: 'All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say, "I was a stranger and you welcomed me."' Brother Alphonsus served as a doorkeeper in the seventeenth century at a Jesuit college in Majorca, Spain. Each time someone knocked at the door he…

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“A life awakened to God so that the world becomes our monastery.”

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“The golden rule for the Sabbath is cease from what is necessary and to embrace what gives life.”

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“Our prayer life and rule of prayer will be shaped by the different stages of our spiritual journey as well. Many people who have…

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“Social media can easily become the equivalent of junk food for our soul”

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“We need to ask ourselves why are so busy. Sabbath helps us to question our assumptions. The truth is that we may be busy…

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When I first started, my message was about joy, but I didn't really have the vocabulary and life experience to fully deliver it.

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The size of a man's understanding might always be justly measured by his mirth.

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Of everything I have done, 'The Archers' always gets the most excitement; there's a sort of uncontrollable joy from fans of the program.

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Safin, in his way, is very talented. It is a joy to watch them play; it is tennis of a very high quality.

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The writings of latter-day prophets clearly teach that the sorrows and sufferings endured by Adam and Eve upon their leaving the Garden of Eden were ordained by God and were a necessary part of their-and our-earthly experience. President Howard W. Hunter, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, taught: "We came to mortal life to encounter resistance.…

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