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Don’t try to run away from doubt. Don’t try to fix it. Try not to think of it as the enemy. Pass through it—patiently… and honestly… and courageously…. When you are in doubt, you are in a period of transformation. Welcome it as a gift—which is hard to do to if your entire universe is falling down around you. God is teaching you to trust him, not yourself. He means to have all of you, not just the surface, going to church and daily devotions part. Not just the part people see, but the part no one sees—not even you.
~ Doubt, an Essay by Pete Enns (via thepoorinspirit) -
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Submitted by casseroles—and—handshakes
(Source: 27paperboats, via teacoffeebooks)
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To have courage for whatever comes in life— everything lies in that
~ St. Teresa of Avila (via theartofdisputatio)(via ebbingusually)
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The Holy Spirit, out of compassion for our weakness, comes to us even when we are impure. And if He finds our intellect truly praying to Him, He enters it and puts to flight the whole array of thoughts and ideas circling within it, and He arouses it to a longing for spiritual prayer.
~ Evagrios the Solitary (via Simply Orthodox ☦: On the Holy Spirit)(via ebbingusually)
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“Full Silence” (prayer from the cell, by nakedpastor)
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