Active waiting means present fully to the moment, in the conviction that something is happening where you are and that you want to be present to it.

Prayer is first of all listening to God. It's openness. God is always speaking; he's always doing something.

Joy is hidden in sorrow and sorrow in joy. If we try to avoid sorrow at all costs, we may never taste joy, and if we are suspicious of ecstasy, agony can never reach us either. Joy and sorrow are the parents of our spiritual growth.

Take prayer with you wherever you go. Say it anytime, and then focus your mind and heart on God.

Prayer is not what is done by us, but rather what is done by the Holy Spirit in us.

Learning to weep, learning to keep vigil, learning to wait for the dawn. Perhaps this is what it means to be human.

As a general remark, I would say we must move from the moral to the mystical life.