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| Listen with Your Heart (2013) by Chad Powell |
NOT BY BREAD ALONE
It
is a salutary practice indeed to read the Word of God daily. Daily readings for
the Mass are a good start. The Liturgy of the Hours is also a profitable source
of readings from Scripture. The best approach to the text, in my opinion, is to
read quietly and peacefully, with a heart open to the voice of the Holy Spirit.
If nothing strikes us, we should not trouble ourselves. At some point during or
after our spiritual reading, the Holy Spirit will speak. Often gentle, he can
also be emphatic. What is required of us is prayerful attention, not only
during the time of prayer but throughout the day and night.
We can be misled by the evil spirits in our interpretation of Scripture. We recall that Satan quoted Scripture to Jesus during his forty-day fast in the desert.
We can be misled by the evil spirits in our interpretation of Scripture. We recall that Satan quoted Scripture to Jesus during his forty-day fast in the desert.
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ReplyDeleteGonzalinho
Distraction in prayer is normal. The remedy during prayer is to simply lead our attention back to the words and their meaning. When we join our heart to the meaning of the words, it is true prayer. And then there is the prayer of the heart without words.
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