Prayer Does not Change God – It Changes the One Praying
The prayer does not change God, but it changes the one who offers it. It is the same with the substance of what is spoken. Not God, but you, the maker of the confession, get to know something by your act of confession. – Kierkegaard, Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing
What Classical Means – Gustav Holst
“I’ve learned what ‘classical’ means. It means something that sings and dances through sheer joy of existence.” ― Gustav Holst
Your Work – Gustav Holst
“If nobody likes your work, you have to go on for the sake of the work. And you’re in no danger of letting the public make you repeat yourself.” Gustav Holst
The Judgment of Colum Cille 6th Century
Since all the world is but a story, it were well for thee to buy the more enduring story, rather than the story that is less enduring, The Judgment of Colum Cille
Sanctification Depends on Doing for God’s Sake
That it was lamentable to see how many people mistook the means for the end, addicting themselves to certain works, which they performed very imperfectly, by reason of their human or selfish regards.
We Ought, Once for All, to Put Our Whole Trust in GOD
That we ought, once for all, heartily to put our whole trust in GOD, and make a total surrender of ourselves to Him, secure that He would not deceive us. ― Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God