[His tone and aspect maintain a quiet serenity. Nor had Cosette known how to pray, or known anything of God, when first she came unto his keeping; it was he who patiently taught her. He himself had perhaps only gone through the motions for some twenty years, shallow and perfunctory in his worship, and then spent the next twenty years cursing God’s name. It was not until the Bishop of Digne pierced his soul that he learned to pray in earnest.]
Many forget that while of course it is a way to speak to God, it is also a way to examine oneself. Nevertheless, I hope you can find peace.
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[His tone and aspect maintain a quiet serenity. Nor had Cosette known how to pray, or known anything of God, when first she came unto his keeping; it was he who patiently taught her. He himself had perhaps only gone through the motions for some twenty years, shallow and perfunctory in his worship, and then spent the next twenty years cursing God’s name. It was not until the Bishop of Digne pierced his soul that he learned to pray in earnest.]
Many forget that while of course it is a way to speak to God, it is also a way to examine oneself. Nevertheless, I hope you can find peace.