Quotemeal: Mar. 17th, 1962

Saturday, March 17, 1962

"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass — grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."

— Mother Teresa

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"Wise men are not always silent, but they know when to be."

— Author Unknown —

"My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on you."

— John of the Cross —

"The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart."

— St. Jerome —

"Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."

— Ben Patterson —

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Illustration of Mother Teresa — "We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass — grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."

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