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Changing the world in continued faithfulness and perseverence

A Buddhist monk has worn the imprint of his feet in the floor of the temple where he prays every day.
We often are tempted to think our prayers produce no fruit, no perceptible change, or that faithfulness especially to the tedium of monastic, eremitic, or lay lives is worthless.
From Notes from Stillsong Hermitage: Changing the [...]

Abbot Isaac on constant recollection

To the person who is already convinced of the benefit of praying the Adjutorium frequently or even constantly, Abbot Isaac maybe says all that needs to be said. I will add my own thoughts later, speaking to those who may not already have a desire to pray constantly with a simple fixed prayer-phrase, and sharing [...]