GOULBURN
“Nor is it in this only that your progress in spiritual life consists, that you have the grace of comfort; but rather that with humility, self-denial, and patience, you endure the withdrawing thereof; provided you do not then become listless in the exercise of prayer, nor suffer the rest of your accustomed duties to be at all neglected.
“Rather do you cheerfully perform what lies in you, according to the best of your power and understanding; and do not wholly neglect yourself because of the dryness or anxiety of mind which you feel.”
THOMAS à KEMPIS
“Our prayers must centre, not in self, but in God. When we look for sensations of fervour, and peace, and joy in prayer, we are seeking self, not God. . . .
“It is necessary that we should pray; it is not necessary that we should feel happy in praying.
“Our prayers are not heard for their fervour but for Christ’s sake.”
Bishop WALSHAM HOW
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