“God preserve me from saintly people.”
Teresa of Avila, a saint with a sense of humor, from Megan Don’s book, Falling into the Arms of God: Meditations with Teresa of Avila
Posts Tagged ‘meditations’
The Gift
February 20, 2008The Gift
February 16, 2008“You need a spiritual pilgrimage. Begin by closing your mouth.”
Sayings of the Egyptian Fathers, from: The Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul’s Ascent, from the Desert Fathers and other Early Christian Contemplatives
Seems that the Desert Fathers, and Uri Shulevitz, though centuries apart, understood one of the rules for being a writer – there are times you have to shut up.
Soul Mosaic 