"Be a Person of Prayer" (St. Bonaventure)
If you would suffer patiently the adversities and miseries
of this life, be a person of prayer.
If you would gain power and strength to overcome the
temptations of the enemy, be a person of prayer.
If you would put to death the inordinate affections and
lusts of your will, be a person of prayer.
If you would understand the cunning devices of Satan, and
defend yourself against his deceits, be a person of prayer.
If you would live joyfully, and with sweetness walk in the
path of penitence and sorrow, be a person of prayer.
If you would drive out the troublesome gnats of vain
thoughts and cares from your soul, be a person of prayer.
If you would sustain your soul with the richness of
devotion, and keep it ever full of good thoughts and desires, be a person of
prayer.
If you would strengthen and confirm your heart in the
pilgrimage with God, be a person of prayer.
Finally, if you would root out from your soul all vices, and
in their place plant the virtues, be a person of prayer. For in this way
you obtain the anointing and grace of the Holy Spirit, who teaches all things.
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