“The paradox of prayer is that it asks for a serious effort while it can only be received as a gift. We cannot plan, organize or manipulate God; but without a careful discipline, we cannot receive Him either.” - Henri Nouwen
“The paradox of prayer is that
it asks for a serious effort
while it can only be received as a gift.
We cannot plan, organize or manipulate God; but without a careful discipline,
we cannot receive Him either.”
- Henri Nouwen
