tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627678655315773932.post1426924996745811033..comments2024-01-20T00:43:03.851-07:00Comments on Beginning to Pray: Is Prayer an Escape from the Real World?Anthony Lilleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208767782574708168noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627678655315773932.post-37754198475458822822012-10-18T08:41:27.846-06:002012-10-18T08:41:27.846-06:00Wow. Happened to receive this reflection in an em...Wow. Happened to receive this reflection in an email this morning:<br /><br />"In silence we face and admit the gap between the depth of our being, which we consistently ignore, and the surface which is untrue to our own reality. We recognize the need to be at home with ourselves in order that we may go out to meet others, not just with a mask of affability, but with real commitment and authentic love. That is the reason for choosing silence."<br />--Thomas Merton. Love and Living. (New York: Harcourt) p 41<br /><br />As Mother Teresa says, the fruit of silence is prayer. Thank you for this.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312091808670368109noreply@blogger.com