“Without prayer we become deaf to the voice of love and become confused by the many competing voices asking for our attention. How difficult this is! When we sit down for half an hour--without talking to someone, listening to music, watching television, or reading a book- and try to become very still, we often find ourselves so overwhelmed by our noisy inner voices that we can hardly wait to get busy and distracted again. ... But God is greater than our hearts and minds and keeps calling us the beloved... far beyond all feelings and thoughts."
— Henri Nouwen




