Prayer consists simply in giving to God all the careful attention of which the soul is capable.
Simone WeilEverything without exception which is of value in me comes from somewhere other than myself, not as a gift but as a loan which must be ceaselessly renewed.
Simone WeilThe capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle. Nearly all those who think they have the capacity do not possess it.
Simone Weil