Spiritual reading is a regular, essential part of the life of prayer, …

Evelyn Underhill
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Spiritual reading is a regular, essential part of the life of prayer, and particularly is it the support of adoring prayer. ✨ Evelyn Underhill, Grace Aldophsen Brame (1993). The Ways of the Spirit, Crossroad Publishing Company
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