We are commanded to love God with all our minds, as well as with all our hearts, and we commit a great sin if we forbid or prevent that cultivation of the mind in others which would enable them to perform this duty.
Angelina GrimkeRead
I have not placed reading before praying because I regard it more important, but because, in order to pray aright, we must understand what we are praying for.
Interpretation
Understanding our intentions is crucial for meaningful prayer.
Angelina Grimke emphasizes the importance of understanding in the practice of prayer. She indicates that reading and comprehension are essential prerequisites to effective prayer, suggesting that one must grasp the subject or content of their prayers to truly connect and engage in that spiritual practice.
In practice
In a sermon on the importance of prayer, one might quote Grimke to emphasize the need for comprehension in spiritual practices.
We are commanded to love God with all our minds, as well as with all our hearts, and we commit a great sin if we forbid or prevent that cultivation of the mind in others which would enable them to perform this duty.
Only let the North exert as much moral influence over the South, as the South has exerted demoralizing influence over the North, and slavery would die amid the flame of Christian remonstrance, and faithful rebuke, and holy indignation
I want to be identified with the negro; until he gets his rights, we shall never have ours.
Great men cultivate love and only little men cherish a spirit of hatred; assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.
Perhaps the best place to begin with an integral approach to business is with.. oneself. In the Big Three of self, culture, and world, integral mastery starts with self. How do body and mind and spirit operate in me? How does that necessarily impact my role in the world of business? And how can I become more conscious of these already operating realities in myself and in others?
Power to translate is the test of having really understood one's own meaning.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires
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