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• Countless people pray far more than they know. Often they have such a "stained-glass" image of prayer that they fail to recognize what they are experiencing as prayer and so condemn themselves for not praying.

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  Prayer, Glasses, People

  Richard J. Foster (2009). “Prayer - 10th Anniversary Edition: Finding the Heart's True Home”, p.11, Harper Collins

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• In worship an increased power steals its way into the heart sanctuary, an increased compassion grows in the soul. To worship is to change.

  Richard J. Foster

  Heart, Compassion, Soul

  Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

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• In our day heaven and earth are on tiptoe waiting for the emerging of the Spirit-led, Spirit-intoxicaed, Spirit-empowered peole. All of creation watches expectantly for the springing up of a disciplined, freely gathered, martyr people who know in this likfe the life and power of the Kindgom of God. It happened before, it can happen again.

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  People, Waiting, Heaven

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• We must understand the connection between inner solitude and inner silence; they are inseparable. All the masters of the interior life speak of the two in the same breath.

  Richard J. Foster

  Two, Silence, Solitude

  Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

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• Simplicity, then, is getting in touch with the divine center

  Richard J. Foster

  Simplicity, Divine

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• Simplicity enables us to live lives of integrity in the face of the terrible realities of our global village.

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  Integrity, Live Life, Reality

  Richard J. Foster (2010). “Freedom of Simplicity: Revised Edition: Finding Harmony in a Complex World”, p.3, Harper Collins

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• Spiritual direction involves a process through which one person helps another person understand what God is doing and saying.

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  Spiritual, Helping, Process

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• As worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. Holy obedience saves worship from becoming an opiate, an escape from the pressing needs of modern life.

  Richard J. Foster

  Opiates, Needs, Modern Life

  Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

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• Goals are discovered, not made.

  Richard J. Foster

  Motivational, Goal, Made

  Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

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• Spiritual direction is an interpersonal relationship in which we learn how to grow, live, and love in the spiritual life.

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  Spiritual, And Love, Grows

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• There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude is to be able to see and hear. Control rather than no noise is the key to silence. James saw clearly that the person who could control his tounge is perfect (James 3:1-12). Under the Discipline of silence and solitude we learn when to speak and when to refrain from speaking.

  Richard J. Foster

  Eye, Keys, Perfect

  Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

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• Prayer is - listening for the still small voice of God. Listening with the "ear of our hearts."

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  Prayer, Heart, Voice

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• We who have turned our lives over to Christ need to know how very much he longs to eat with us, to commune with us. He desires a perpetual Eucharistic feast in the inner sanctuary of the heart.

  Richard J. Foster

  Heart, Desire, Sanctuary

  Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

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• Pride is one of the socially acceptable sins in some corners of the evangelical culture. Its just straight-out ego gratification - how important I am; whether my name gets on the building or on the TV program or in the magazine article.

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  Pride, Names, Ego

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• Eastern meditation is an attempt to empty the mind; Christian meditation is an attempt to fill the mind. The two ideas are quite different

  Richard J. Foster

  Christian, Ideas, Two

  Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

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• Four times a year withdraw for three to four hours for the purpose of reorienting your life goals

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  Years, Goal, Four

  Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

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• Supremely, spiritual directors/mentors/pastors are persons who have a sense of being established in God. Otherwise they are too dangerous to be allowed into the soul space of others.

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  Spiritual, Space, Soul

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• We should all without shame enrol in the school of contemplative prayer.

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  Prayer, School, Shame

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• 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 solitude of the heart,' but if that does not somehow work its way into our experience, then we have missed the point of the Disciplines. We are dealing with actions, not merely states of mind.

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  Spiritual, Heart, Sight

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• If we are silent when we should speak, we are not living the Discipline of silence. If we speak when we should be silent, we again miss the mark.

  Richard J. Foster

  Discipline, Missing, Silence

  Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

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• The lust for affluence in contemporary society has become psychotic; it has completely lost touch with reality.

  Richard J. Foster

  Reality, Lust, Affluence

  Richard J. Foster (2010). “Freedom of Simplicity: Revised Edition: Finding Harmony in a Complex World”, p.3, Harper Collins

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• Inward solitude has outward manifestations. There is the freedom to be alone, not in order to be away from people but in order to hear the divine Whisper better.

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  Order, People, Solitude

  Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

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• ..the true test of spirituality [is] in the freedom to live among people compassionately....Prayer frees us to be controlled by God.

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  Prayer, People, Tests

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• The Bible is teh means through which we are introduced to Jesus and invited to follow Him in the life of humility and service. Secured by the knowledge that in Christ, our origin... and destination is God, we will yield the fruit of service to God. This is the "so what" of our Bible reading. Does it shape our spirits in love and humility? Does it lead us more fully into life with God? (Life with God, p. 34-35)

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  Jesus, Reading, Mean

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• The inner attitude of the heart is far more crucial than the mechanics for coming into the reality of the spiritual life.

  Richard J. Foster

  Christian, Spiritual, Attitude

  Richard J. Foster (2009). “Celebration of Discipline: The Path To Spiritual Growth”, p.3, Harper Collins

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