Sentences with phrase «calls for contemplation»

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He does not call for any simple return to a metaphysic which downplays the goods of worldly life in comparison to theoretical contemplation, religious devotion, or civic participation.

Too many have accepted the popular «neo-orthodox» idea that contemplation and mysticism have no place in the Christian life; on the contrary, they have a real place and an important one; and for those who may be called by God to this particular mode of communion with him, there is a great blessing and a wonderful gift.

Questions of calling were being played out among people who in some cases pieced together two or three part - time jobs, and who, with less time for leisure and contemplation, were making ethical and moral decisions that rendered absurd our late - night conversations at the student coffee shop.

In any event, the saints have known that «union,» in the supreme sense intended by the mystics, is not attained by human effort but is (as they say) always a «gift» of God; while contemplation, in the strictest meaning of that term, is only possible for the few who are called to it — although there is an element of contemplation in all prayer, not least in «vocal» prayer, as we shall see.

Newark — The New Jersey Legislature, in enacting a «moment - of - silence» law for public - school students last year, said the law called for just that — a minute of quiet contemplation and introspection to begin the school day.