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“The circumstantially based externals of the early Jewish experiments in “monasticism” may not be viewed as having contemporary relevance, but the essence of their response to a call to contemplative life may well have.
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The essence of that response is that, though they are a minority, some people do feel called to periods or even lifetimes of focused intimacy with God, and not for self-serving reasons.The Christian Carmelite and the Muslim Sufi have seen, remembered, and acted on this for centuries.
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There have been times in the history of Israel when we saw it too.
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Maybe it is now our turn to remember.”
Cave of the Heart iii (Part One cont…)
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