It has been said that no great work in literature or in science was ever wrought by a man who did not love solitude. We may lay it down as an elemental principle of religion, that no large growth in holiness was ever gained by one who did not take time to be often long alone with God.
— Austin Phelps (1820–1890), Theologe
Topics: Prayer & Silence, Loneliness & Abandonment, Growth & Character
Occasions: For Reflection
Austin Phelps
Austin Phelps war ein US-amerikanischer kongregationalistischer Geistlicher und Theologe des 19. Jahrhunderts, der als Professor und Präsident am Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts wirkte. Er trat als Ausbilder von Predigern hervor, verteidigte die klassische Schriftauslegung gegen theologische Neuerungen und verfasste mit „The Still Hour“ ein viel gelesenes Werk über das Gebetsleben. Bibellesern begegnet er heute vor allem durch Zitate über persönliche Andacht, geistliche Disziplin und die Bedeutung der Stille vor Gott.
All quotes by Austin Phelps (5)
When we pray, the circumstances often remain the same, but we become different.
Oswald Chambers
Prayer does not change God, but the one who prays.
Søren Kierkegaard
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
Corrie ten Boom
To pray is to draw breath from God.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Prayer does not equip us for greater works – prayer is the greater work.
Oswald Chambers
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.
Eugene Peterson