Be free for God. I long for the liberating blow that the Redeemer dealt in the Temple of Jerusalem, liberation from the clutter of all that is secondary yet blocks the way to that decisive emptiness of heart which is filled with nothing but the presence of God.
— Jean Daniélou (1905–1974), Kardinal und Theologe
Source: Esther de Waal, Lost in Wonder: Rediscovering the Spiritual Art of Attentiveness
Topics: Growth & Character, Freedom & Truth, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
Occasions: For Reflection
All quotes by Jean Daniélou (1)
When we pray, the circumstances often remain the same, but we become different.
Oswald Chambers
Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now.
Craig Groeschel
Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves.
Tim Keller
Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.
Eugene Peterson
Being a Christian is not a 'do-it-yourself' affair.
Jerry Bridges
Christ accepts us as we are, but he does not leave us as we are.
Ingrid Trobisch
John Newton
Charles Haddon Spurgeon