Contemplative in the Mud

Thinking Lovingly about Jesus

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Benjamin Embley

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Charles de FoucauldTo pray means to think lovingly about Jesus. Prayer is the soul’s attention that is concentrated on Jesus. The more you love Jesus, the better you pray.
Blessed Charles de Foucauld (1858–1916)

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Benjamin Embley

With backgrounds in engineering (BSc PhD) and philosophy (MA), Ben has lived and worked in England, France, and Thailand and is now back home as a settler in the unceded traditional territory of the Wabanaki peoples in Canada. He is a Laudato Si’ Animator and currently studying an MTS Peace & Justice in Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

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    Sr. Dorcee

    Love this!

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    1. Ben (เบ็น) Avatar
      Ben (เบ็น)

      So simple!

      The first two sentences are quite a bit like some things Saint Teresa (and others) used to say. Blessed Charles loved her very much and reread her very often. No doubt these sentences come from her, consciously or unconsciously. But the final sentence here is very distinctly Charles’ way of seeing the world. =)

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