The Will To Love Is All That Is Needed

Prayer is an act of love, words are not needed. 

Even if sickness distracts thoughts, 

all that is needed is the will to love.

~ St. Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection

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[GMW #2891]

My Soul I Summon

My Soul. I summon to the winding ancient stair;
Set all your mind upon the steep ascent,
Upon the broken, crumbling battlement,
Upon the breathless starlit air,
Upon the star that marks the hidden pole;
Fix every wandering thought upon
That quarter where all thought is done:
Who can distinguish darkness from the soul
~ William Butler Yeats

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[GMW #2968]