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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_member15" data-source="post: 163966" data-attributes="member: 17438"><p>My dear sister Scarlet :sippingcoffeemunda:</p><p> </p><p>An excllent thought! Actually I would say, why not? </p><p> </p><p>Absolutely any activity can and should be sanctified as prayer because there is no separation between our spiritual life and our daily life - its just one life, as one Catholic saint said: "<em>There is just one life, made of flesh and spirit. And it is this life which has to become, in both soul and body, holy and filled with God. [You cannot live] a kind of double life. On the one hand, an interior life, a life of union with God; and on the other, a separate and distinct professional, social and family life</em>".</p><p> </p><p>I suppose before going online we could say within our hearts, "<em>I'm going to offer my time on this forum up to you my Creator, let your Will be done on SPN through me, and not mine." That's prayer. </em></p><p> </p><p>And implore the Creator to work through you for the benefit and mutual building up of your fellow SPN'ers on this online community! That's prayer: Showing compassion to others, allowing God's Will to work through you for the benefit of the common good. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">“...You don't know how to pray? Put yourself in the presence of God, and as soon as you have said, "<em>Lord, I don't know how to pray</em>!" you can be sure you've already begun...Prayer is not a question of what you say or feel, but of love. And you love when you try hard to say something to the Lord, even though you might not actually say anything... I have often meditated on this life of spiritual childhood, which is not incompatible with fortitude, because it demands a strong will, proven maturity, an open and firm character. </span><span style="font-size: 12px">To work in this way is to pray. To study thus is likewise prayer. Research done with this spirit is prayer too. We are always doing the same thing, for everything can be prayer, all activity can and should lead us to God, nourish our intimate dealings with him, from morning to night. Any honorable work can be prayer and all prayerful work is God's Work. In this way the soul develops a unity of life, which is both simple and strong..." </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">- <em>Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (1902 – 1975)</em></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">"...How few really understand this! If they hear about the interior life, they imagine some obscure temple. For more than a quarter of a century I have been saying that such isn't the case. I talk about the interior life of ordinary people who habitually find themselves in the hubbub of the city, in the light of day, in the street, at work, with their families or simply relaxing; they are centred on God all day long. And what is this except a life of continuous prayer? Isn't it true that you have seen the need to become a soul of prayer, to reach an intimacy with God that leads to divinization? Such is faith as always understood by souls of prayer — ‘<em>A man becomes God</em>,’ writes Clement of Alexandria, ‘<em>because he loves whatever God loves</em>.’ At first it will be more difficult. You must make an effort to seek out the Lord, to thank him for his fatherly and practical concern for us. Although it is not a question of sentiment, little by little the love of God makes itself felt like a rustle in the soul. It is God who pursues us lovingly: ‘<em>Behold, I stand at the door and knock</em>.’...Prayer then becomes continuous, like the beating of our heart, like our pulse..." </span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">- <em>Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (1902 – 1975)</em></span></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">"...Great holiness lies in carrying out the little duties of each moment. Do everything for Love. Thus there will be no little things: everything will be big. Perseverance in little things for Love is heroism. A Christian should do all honest human work, be it intellectual or manual, with the greatest perfection possible: with human perfection (professional competence) and with Christian perfection (for love of God's Will and as a service to mankind). Human work done like that, no matter how humble or insignificant it may seem, helps to shape the world. The world's divine dimension is made more visible and our human labour is thus incorporated into the marvellous work of Creation. It is raised to the order of grace. It is sanctified and becomes God's work...Ordinary life can be holy and full of God...The supernatural value of our life does not depend on accomplishing the great undertakings sometimes suggested to us by our overactive imagination. Rather it is to be found in the faithful acceptance of God's will, in welcoming generously the opportunities for small, daily sacrifice..."</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-size: 12px">- Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (1902 – 1975)</span></em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-size: 12px">As God is everywhere and present in every moment of our lives, anywhere - yes, even an online forum like SPN - can become a meeting place with the Divine and a prayer. </span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_member15, post: 163966, member: 17438"] My dear sister Scarlet :sippingcoffeemunda: An excllent thought! Actually I would say, why not? Absolutely any activity can and should be sanctified as prayer because there is no separation between our spiritual life and our daily life - its just one life, as one Catholic saint said: "[I]There is just one life, made of flesh and spirit. And it is this life which has to become, in both soul and body, holy and filled with God. [You cannot live] a kind of double life. On the one hand, an interior life, a life of union with God; and on the other, a separate and distinct professional, social and family life[/I]". I suppose before going online we could say within our hearts, "[I]I'm going to offer my time on this forum up to you my Creator, let your Will be done on SPN through me, and not mine." That's prayer. [/I] And implore the Creator to work through you for the benefit and mutual building up of your fellow SPN'ers on this online community! That's prayer: Showing compassion to others, allowing God's Will to work through you for the benefit of the common good. [SIZE=3]“...You don't know how to pray? Put yourself in the presence of God, and as soon as you have said, "[I]Lord, I don't know how to pray[/I]!" you can be sure you've already begun...Prayer is not a question of what you say or feel, but of love. And you love when you try hard to say something to the Lord, even though you might not actually say anything... I have often meditated on this life of spiritual childhood, which is not incompatible with fortitude, because it demands a strong will, proven maturity, an open and firm character. [/SIZE][SIZE=3]To work in this way is to pray. To study thus is likewise prayer. Research done with this spirit is prayer too. We are always doing the same thing, for everything can be prayer, all activity can and should lead us to God, nourish our intimate dealings with him, from morning to night. Any honorable work can be prayer and all prayerful work is God's Work. In this way the soul develops a unity of life, which is both simple and strong..." [/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]- [I]Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (1902 – 1975)[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]"...How few really understand this! If they hear about the interior life, they imagine some obscure temple. For more than a quarter of a century I have been saying that such isn't the case. I talk about the interior life of ordinary people who habitually find themselves in the hubbub of the city, in the light of day, in the street, at work, with their families or simply relaxing; they are centred on God all day long. And what is this except a life of continuous prayer? Isn't it true that you have seen the need to become a soul of prayer, to reach an intimacy with God that leads to divinization? Such is faith as always understood by souls of prayer — ‘[I]A man becomes God[/I],’ writes Clement of Alexandria, ‘[I]because he loves whatever God loves[/I].’ At first it will be more difficult. You must make an effort to seek out the Lord, to thank him for his fatherly and practical concern for us. Although it is not a question of sentiment, little by little the love of God makes itself felt like a rustle in the soul. It is God who pursues us lovingly: ‘[I]Behold, I stand at the door and knock[/I].’...Prayer then becomes continuous, like the beating of our heart, like our pulse..." [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]- [I]Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (1902 – 1975)[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]"...Great holiness lies in carrying out the little duties of each moment. Do everything for Love. Thus there will be no little things: everything will be big. Perseverance in little things for Love is heroism. A Christian should do all honest human work, be it intellectual or manual, with the greatest perfection possible: with human perfection (professional competence) and with Christian perfection (for love of God's Will and as a service to mankind). Human work done like that, no matter how humble or insignificant it may seem, helps to shape the world. The world's divine dimension is made more visible and our human labour is thus incorporated into the marvellous work of Creation. It is raised to the order of grace. It is sanctified and becomes God's work...Ordinary life can be holy and full of God...The supernatural value of our life does not depend on accomplishing the great undertakings sometimes suggested to us by our overactive imagination. Rather it is to be found in the faithful acceptance of God's will, in welcoming generously the opportunities for small, daily sacrifice..."[/SIZE] [I][SIZE=3]- Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (1902 – 1975)[/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=3]As God is everywhere and present in every moment of our lives, anywhere - yes, even an online forum like SPN - can become a meeting place with the Divine and a prayer. [/SIZE][/I] [/QUOTE]
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