...to many of us prayer is more like talking to a chocolate pudding than participating in an amazing relationship with a living being.

...aconsejara yo a los que tienen oracin en especial al principio procuren amistad y trato con otras personas que traten de lo mismo. Es cosa importantsima aunque no sea sino ayudarse unos a otros con sus oraciones cunto ms que hay muchas ms ganancias Y no s yo por qu no se ha de permitir que quien comenzare de veras a amar a Dios y a servirle deje de tratar con algunas personas sus placeres y trabajos que de todo tienen los que tienen oracin.

According to Benedicts scheme the community reads through... the entire book of Psalms every week. The monks are therefore exposed... to all the despairing doubtful bitter vindictive jingoistic nationalistic and seemingly racist passages in the Psalter. It is not that every sentiment expressed by a psalmist is admirable but that in praying the Psalms we confront ourselves as we really are. The Psalms are a reality check to keep prayer from becoming sentimental superficial or detached from the real world.

I had a dream about you. You thought we had everything we neededfood water shelter and love. But I forgot to tell you that to buy the food water and shelter I sold our love to a Silicon Valley investor who wanted to turn it into an app.

Prayer aint weakened by distance.

I had a dream about you. You were a test-tube salesman and I was the worlds first test-tube baby. You were excited to meet me and you asked me what I was doing with myself. I said I was a uterus salesman and that life was good.

So for me the creative world isnt what you do after your day job though many professional musicians do this to make ends meet but its something that IS a job. Perhaps thats why Im not as disheartened by the more cold blooded aspects of the industry. Over the course of watching my mother navigate the creative world Ive seen just about every trick pulled that could have been and Ive seen her deposit the checks received for a job well done. When I recently asked her why she chose the creative world she said Early on I decided that if I had to work I was going to work at something that I loved.Im glad she did. As difficult chaotic dysfunctional and crazy as the world in music and the arts can be I always knew that they mattered deeply to her as they do to me.

He would pray...for everyone who knew pain which meant everyone who wore a human face.

If you have a big idea or plan that you desire to execute dont depend solely on others to appreciate your efforts. You must have the ability to encourage yourself. At times seeking encouragement from others can lead to disappointment which sometimes leads you to neglect your obligation. Never build your hopes and dreams based primarily on the accolades from others. You may discover a rude awakening.

I had a dream about you. You wanted to make love to me and I wanted to sell you a talking mannequin that looked like me. You said you didnt pay for sex and I said I didnt sell to just anybody. But we both knew we were both lying.