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Trading Noise for Silence, and How To Use It
“How can we even know what to pray about, at the deepest level, if we do not allow ourselves time to consider our own thoughts, desires, needs, fears? How can we grow more Christ-centered if we do not allow ourselves mental space to assimilate what we learn from Scripture, from homilies, from devotional reading? And how can we evangelize—truly listening to others and speaking to their genuine questions and concerns—if we don’t have the internal steadiness that comes from being at home in the quietness of our own hearts and minds?”
Shane & Shane’s New Christmas Album
Homesick College Student, the Lord Sees You – TGC
“My knee-jerk reaction to missing home was to suppress my feelings. I believed in the false promise of stoicism: if I had enough faith, I wouldn’t feel the sting of loss. I missed people most of all―family, friends, my church community―and I thought these attachments would be easy to give up if I loved God enough. But the Bible presents a different view of relationships that honors the deep community of the saints.”
How to Keep Praying – DesiringGod.org
“In Christ, our imperfect prayers gain a heavenly hearing.”
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