Sanctuary of the Soul Quotes

“The twentieth-century Lutheran martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer, when asked why he meditated, replied, "Because I am a Christian.”
― Richard J. Foster, Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer

“it is the trees that capture my attention the most, and they lead me into complete silence. It's the patience of the quiet, laden with snow. The trees give me a glimpse into the cosmic patience of God. There among the trees I behold the Lord, the Creator of the trees.”
― Richard J. Foster, Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer

“John Havel, a seventeenth-century English Puritan, noted that the "greatest difficulty in conversion, is to win the heart to God; and the greatest difficulty after conversion, is to keep the heart with God. . .”
― Richard J. Foster, Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer

“Circle me, Lord, keep protection near and danger afar. Circle me, Lord,
keep light near and darkness afar.
Circle me, Lord, keep peace within; keep evil out.
In”
― Richard J. Foster, Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer

“Distraction is the primary spiritual problem in our day.”
― Richard J. Foster, Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer

“These three elements then quality, spirit and help us learn to discern the voice of God.”
― Richard J. Foster, Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer

“Meditative prayer does not do violence to our rational faculties. Neither does it confine us solely to the rational. We descend with the mind into the heart.”
― Richard J. Foster, Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer