Whoever flees prayer flees all that is good.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Avoiding prayer is equivalent to avoiding all good things.
- In plain terms
- If you run from prayer you run from goodness.
- What can you take from it?
- Prayer is essential for spiritual good.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What stops you from praying?
- Is prayer necessary for good?
Another view
Some may define good outside of prayer.
More from John of the Cross
Strive to preserve your heart in peace; let no event of this world disturb it; reflect that all must come to an end.
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Permalink to quote #45 The soul that desires God to surrender himself to it entirely must surrender itself entirely to him without keeping anything for itself.
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