Tag: pay attention
Advent Message from St. Benedict: Slow down, be quiet and pay attention
The word Advent is derived from two Latin words: ad venire, which mean, “to come towards.. During the four weeks of Advent, we contemplate the coming towards us of the One who is Lord of Lords and King of Kings. As with so many of the activities of God, who was and who is and… Read More ›
If you do not strive, you will not find
Look what good things occur to someone as a result of divine care! Sometimes, when a person is on his knees at the time of prayer, with his hands outspread or extended heavenwards, his eyes gazing on the Cross, and with the whole movement of his mind, as it were, stretched towards God in entreaty,… Read More ›
Pay Attention and Be on Guard
(Abba John) related with regard to another old man living in the desert, that he had asked God to grant him never to become sleepy during a spiritual conference, but, if someone uttered slanderous or useless words, to be able to go to sleep at once, so that his ears should never be touched by… Read More ›