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also outwardly, so great that I am forced to use means to moderate them and prevent their appearance to others. – Brother Lawrence quoted in Dallas Willard. Hearing God.

(3) A Prayer from Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109). Teach me to seek you And as I seek you, show yourself to me, For I cannot seek you unless you show me how, And I will never find you unless you show yourself to me.

Let me seek you by desiring you, And desire you by seeking you; Let me find you by loving you, And love you in finding you. Amen.

IV. For further reading: Richard J. Foster. Chapter 12. “Guidance.” Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998. Gordon T. Smith. The Voice of Jesus: Discernment, Prayer and the Witness of the Spirit . Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003. Charles Stanley. How to Listen to God . Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1985. Mark Water. Knowing God’s Will Made Easier . Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1998.