We confuse prayer with getting what we want. Prayer is learn... - Barbara Brown Taylor

"We confuse prayer with getting what we want. Prayer is learning what we truly need."

Barbara Brown Taylor Wisdom

Priest, Author American Born 1951 (age 75)

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"An altar is just a table that holds what you cherish most."

"The great religious traditions agree: the divine is not found in noise and crowds, but in silence and solitude."

"Pay attention. It is the only real prayer."

"I believe in the power of paying attention."

"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed."

"The best things in life are free."

"You can't have everything in life, but you can have what matters most."

"A woman's intuition is rarely wrong."