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Friday, July 1, 2016

St. Francis of Assisi - July 1

Prayer, a Haven of Safety

"Francis's safe haven was prayer, not prayer of a few minutes, or empty, presumptuous prayer, but prolonged prayer, full of devotion and the serenity of humility.  If he began late, it would be dawn before he finished.  Whether walking, sitting, eating or drinking, he was rapt in prayer.  At night he would retire alone to pray in abandoned, neglected churches.  That was how, by God's grace, he overcame many fears and anxieties."  --Celano, First Life, 71

Continual prayer is to pray without ceasing.  It is to think of each thought as a prayer to God because everything belongs to Him.  This is why we must pay attention to the thoughts swirling in our heads and be ready to oust any not worthy of a child of God.

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