The Healing Gifts of the Spirit Quotes

“[The] matter of the direct and personal approach is very important. Ministers particularly love to say, "God can help you." Please do not say it! No matter how sincere you are, it sounds to the other person like the hackneyed professional approach which they have come to distrust, because for years they have cried out for God to help them and He has not done so. Say "*I* can help you." You do not at this moment have time to be humble. True humility consists, in any case, in caring so much for another that you do not think of yourself at all; and the question of whether or not you are speaking with due modesty simply does not enter your mind.”
― Agnes Sanford, The Healing Gifts of the Spirit

“If we pray for the gift of wisdom we may know by God's grace what manner of praying people to avoid. Yes, I do avoid some of them. I flee as from the plagues of Egypt.”
― Agnes Sanford, The Healing Gifts of the Spirit