This is the spirit
This is the spirit of prayer–sincere, humble, believing, submissive. Other prayer than this the Bible does not require–God will not accept. Gardiner Spring
Prayer
If you have nothing
If you have nothing of the spirit of prayer, nothing of the love of the brotherhood, nothing of mortifying the spirit of the world, nothing of growth in grace, of cordial, habitual, persevering obedience to the Divine commands, how can it be that you have been brought nigh by the blood of Christ? Gardiner Spring
I always said a
I always said a prayer before I ran, and my prayer was to win. My prayer was that God would allow me to run my best on that day, or better than my best. So whatever the outcome is, I have to be satisfied with it if I know I gave it my best effort. … Read more
Most of my library
Most of my library consists of books on the Catholic faith: conversion stories, books on saints and Early Church Fathers, Apparitions of Mary, prayer books, Scriptural resource books on Apologetics, Typology, concordances, bible dictionaries, bible encyclopedias and at least 40 bibles – both Catholic and Protestant editions in several different translations. Gail Buckley
To sweat is to
To sweat is to pray, to make an offering of your innermost self. Sweat is holy water, prayer beads, pearls of liquid that release your past. Sweat is an ancient and universal form of self healing, whether done in the gym, the sauna, or the sweat lodge. I do it on the dance floor. The … Read more
I think maintenance comes
I think maintenance comes from a daily spiritual growth practice of some kind: prayer, meditation, affirmations. Something that keeps you in the consciousness of higher thoughts and energy. That’s also how you make sure you don’t do it again. Gabrielle Bernstein
When we give ourselves
When we give ourselves over completely to the spirit of the dance, it becomes a prayer Gabrielle Roth
Sweat your prayers, dance
Sweat your prayers, dance your pain, and move on. Gabrielle Roth
When I am dancing,
When I am dancing, it feels like my prayer. It’s like an offering. I offer my head back to the dance, I offer my shoulders back to the dance, my elbows, my hands, my spine, my knees, my feet, my whole self, my bones, my blood, my experience, my suffering… I offer it all back … Read more
To sweat is to
To sweat is to pray, to make an offering of your innermost self. Sweat is holy water, prayer beads, pearls of liquid that release your past. The more you dance… the more you sweat, the more you pray. The more you pray, the closer you are to ecstasy. Gabrielle Roth