One must not think slightingly of the paradoxicalโฆfor the paradox is the source of the thinkerโs passion, and the thinker without a paradox is like a lover without feeling: a paltry mediocrity.
Soren KierkegaardAs my prayer became more attentive and inward, I had less and less to say. I finally became completely silent... This is how it is. To pray does not mean to listen to oneself speaking. Prayer involves becoming silent, and being silent, and waiting until God is heard.
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