“What action shall I perform to attain God?” the seeker asked.
“To attain God,” the elder replied, “there are two things you must know. The first is that all efforts to attain God are of no avail.”
“And the second?” the seeker asked.
“You must act as if you did not know the first,” the elder said.
—Anthony D Mello
The problem today is that there are no deserts, only dude ranches.
—Thomas Merton
When you are in love with someone, it seems that the face of the beloved is before you when you drive, when you type, when you are taking out insurance…Somehow or other we can encompass these two realities—the face of the beloved and whatever we happen to be doing. Prayer is like that.
—Catherine De Hueck Doherty
