The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her
Mother TeresaRead
Prayer feeds the soul - as blood is to the body, prayer is to the soul - and it brings you closer to God.
Interpretation
Prayer nourishes the spirit and fosters a connection with the divine.
This quote emphasizes the vital role of prayer in spiritual life, comparing it to the essential function of blood in sustaining the body. Just as blood is necessary for physical health, prayer is portrayed as crucial for the soul's well-being and its relationship with God, suggesting that regular prayer nourishes the spirit and deepens one's faith.
In practice
During a meditation session, someone might share 'Prayer feeds the soul' to encourage spiritual reflection.
The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her
I believe in person to person; every person is Christ for me, and since there is only one Jesus, that person is only one person in the world for me at that moment.
Purity is the fruit of prayer.
If your Eyes are Positive, You will Love the World. _x000D_ But if Your Tongue is Positive, The World will Love you.
The poor are great! The poor are wonderful! The poor are very generous! They give us much more than what we give them.
The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.
Remember, the first road to God is prayer, the second is joy.
May we all make the journey to Bethlehem in spirit, taking with us a tender caring heart as our gift to the Savior.
Precisely where I feel my poverty is where I discover God's blessing.
"My aim is to institute perpetual adoration," spoke St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe, Franciscan priest and founder of the Knights of the Immaculata. For he said that this is "the most important activity," and "if half of the Brothers would work, and the other half pray, this would not require too much."
When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing - nothing.
We should fix ourselves firmly in the presence of God by conversing all the time with Him...we should feed our soul with a lofty conception of God and from that derive great joy in being his. We should put life in our faith. We should give ourselves utterly to God in pure abandonment, in temporal and spiritual matters alike, and find contentment in the doing of His will,whether he takes us through sufferings or consolations.
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