Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction

The Sacred Chain

Posted Friday, January 1st, 2010 at 4:00 am under Prayer
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If we want to learn to pray, we’ve got to learn how to be quiet, how to listen, how to enter into the silence of beauty and humility. If we surround ourselves with non-stop noise, the gentle whisper of our Father’s voice will be drowned out, and our prayer will become a tragic monologue – me talking to God and not listening to his words of response. If that happens, the sacred chain of holiness will be broken. What’s the sacred chain of holiness? Here’s how Mother Theresa of Calcutta put it:

The fruit of silence is prayer;

the fruit of prayer is faith;

the fruit of faith is love;

the fruit of love is service;

the fruit of service is peace…

Yours in Christ, Father John Bartunek, LC

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  • karinann

    Thanks for this. I have seen this before, but never referred to as the Sacred Chain. That's very appropriate title for this wonderful piece of Mother Teresa's wisdom.

  • Name

    Humility, Simplicity, & Faith.
    Thank you.

  • Mary

    Thank you Fr. John for this wonderful gem. I sure need to remember this each and every day. Happy and Blessed New Year to you all God's people

  • Heidi

    Short but sweet advice about prayer. Thanks for the reminder.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Ubicarlos Carlos Alonso

    thanks for help us, Father.
    God brings You His Blessings.

  • Irma

    Thank you so much for sharing all this wisdom with us – we need all the help we can get and yours is such a blessing.

    Have a blessed New Year!