“We all run the danger of being preoccupied with worldly business and concerns if we neglect the interior life, prayer, the daily face-to-face encounter with God, the ascetical practices necessary for every contemplative and every person who wants to see the Eternal One and live with him.”

Robert Cardinal Sarah, The Power of Silence Against the Dictatorship of Noise. (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2017), page 29

2 thoughts on “preoccupied? return to the basics”

  1. It reminds me of Brother Lawrence from 1666 and his daily commitment to Practice the Presence of God. We recently did a Devotional Study called the 40 Day Red Letter Challenge and the first phase was practicing “Being” in the presence.

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    1. Brother Lawrence is good! One of those books to read over again. His gift to us – as I understand it – was taking the prayer time back into kitchen so that he realized he was in the presence of God then, too (and all the time). Thanks!

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