Rowan Williams writing in Tokens of Trust
‘It has been said that prayer is not primarily a matter of getting ourselves where we can see God so much as getting ourselves where God can see us - that is getting ourselves into the light of his presence, putting aside our defences and disguises, coming into silence and stillness so that what stands before God is not the performer, the mask, the habits of self-promotion and self-protection but the naked me. But that’s why the path of contemplation has always been seen as one of darkness as well as light. When we undertake to let go of most of what usually makes us feel safe or good.’
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