Rowan Williams on Attentive Stillness - Anglican (Psalm 46:10)
"Stillness is not emptiness but attention. 'Be still and know'—attend to reality, to God's presence woven through all things. In contemplative stillness, we see what...
This is theological quotes on attention and contemplative for adults, drawing on Psalm 46:10. It carries an emotional tone of awe, peace and trust.
"Stillness is not emptiness but attention. 'Be still and know'—attend to reality, to God's presence woven through all things. In contemplative stillness, we see what busyness blinds us to: God present, God acting, God speaking. Knowing comes through attentive stillness." — Rowan Williams. Anglican: attentive stillness.
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