Underhill: the use of formal prayer

Monday, June 15, 2009
    Feast of Evelyn Underhill, Mystical Writer, 1941

Meditation:
    Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
    —Ps. 119:108 (KJV)

Quotation:
    Formal prayer is a practical device, not a spiritual necessity. It makes direct suggestions to our souls: it reminds us of realities which we always tend to forget.
    ... Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941), Concerning the Inner Life, London: Methuen, 1927 (see the book)

Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, You alone fill the liturgy with meaning.

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