The Potter's Wheel of Stillness
In the writings of Teresa of Avila, she describes seasons when prayer feels like drawing water from a deep well with a broken bucket —...
This is tradition perspectives on perseverance, drawing on James 1:12.
In the writings of Teresa of Avila, she describes seasons when prayer feels like drawing water from a deep well with a broken bucket — exhausting, seemingly fruitless, yet essential. James 1:12 speaks of the one who perseveres under trial receiving the crown of life, and the contemplative tradition knows this perseverance most intimately in the practice of sitting with God when God seems absent.…
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