Prayer is - listening for the still small voice of God. Listening with the "ear of our hearts."

When we determine to dwell on the good and excellent things in life, we will be so full of those things that they will tend to swallow our problems.

Fasting reminds us that we are sustained by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Matt. 4:4). Food does not sustain us; God sustains us.

In intellectual honesty, we should be willing to study and explore the spiritual life with all the rigor and determination we would give to any field of research.

Joy, not grit, is the hallmark of holy obedience. We need to be light-hearted in what we do to avoid taking ourselves too seriously. It is a cheerful revolt against self and pride.

Prayer is simply saying "thank you, bless you, praise you."

We must understand the connection between inner solitude and inner silence; they are inseparable. All the masters of the interior life speak of the two in the same breath.