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'The first stage of this tranquility consists in silencing the lips when the heart is excited. The second, in silencing the mind when the soul is still excited. The goal is a perfect peacefulness even in the middle of the raging storm.'

St. John Climacus

The Rosary A Sojourn To A Place of Holy Tranquility
Man needs a place of holy tranquility that is pervaded by the breath of God and where he meets the great figures of the faith. This place is really the inaccessibility of God himself, which is opened to man only through Christ. All prayer begins by man becoming silent – recollecting his scattered thoughts, feeling remorse at his trespasses, and directing his thoughts toward God. If man does all this, the place is thrown open, not only as a domain of spiritual tranquility and mental concentration, but as something that comes from God.

We are always in need of this place, especially when the convulsions of the times make clear something that has always existed but which sometimes hidden by outward well-being and a prevailing “peace of mind”: namely the homelessness of our lives. In such times a great courage is demanded from us: not only a readiness to dispense with more and to accomplish more than usual, but to persevere in a vacuum we do not otherwise notice. So, we require more than ever this place of which we speak, not to creep into so to hide, but as a place to find the core of things, to become calm and confident once more. For this reason the rosary is so important in times like ours…The Rosary has the character of a sojourn. Its essence is the sheltering security of a quite, holy world that envelops the person who is praying.
Fr. Romano Guardini

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Hello,
This simple perfect quote is the type which provides deep nourishment for me because my brain is too busy.
It's like a diamond I will try to treasure all the day long.
God Bless You, Shin,
Vicky

Thank you Shin for this great reminder as my mind has been so busy with the worries of the world that I have not been sleeping well and we all need to remember to take some quite time in prayer and it really helps. God bless!

Love this quote which I so need as a daily reminder.  Thanks, Shin, for posting this.  :)