God releases more of His power and presence according to the measure of our hunger for Him.

God gives salvation to the needy, but gives the deep things of His heart to the hungry who refuse to live without them.

There's no Biblical definition of contemplative prayer

Our emotions are not transformed by trying harder, but by seeing more clearly.

The power of God tenderizes and changes us, not spiritual disciplines. Spiritual disciplines only position us to receive.

Understanding God's great love for undeserving people such as us, gives us insight into His great majesty. As beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, so great love reveals the nature of the One who loves deeply.

The protestant world is in great need of examples (like these) that will beckon us to the fullness of God.