The last paragraph of his reply to “How does the Pope pray?"
… Prayer is a search for God, but it is also a revelation of God. Through prayer God reveals Himself as Creator and Father, as Redeemer and Savior, as the Spirit who “searches everything, even the depths of God”, and above all “the secrets of human hearts”. Through prayer God reveals Himself above all as Mercy – that is, Love that goes out to those who are suffering, Love that sustains, uplifts, and invites us to trust. The victory of good in the world is united organically with this truth. A person who prays professes such a truth and in a certain sense makes God who is merciful Love, present in the world.
Excerpt from “Crossing the Threshold of Hope” by Blessed JP II
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Salvation Army Thrift Store 舊書部門正在促銷，Five books for Four Dollars (Toronto area).
如果不住在一些“特色”社區，估計不了解 Salvation Army Thrift Store, 在這替它們宣傳一下the book section。如果有開車路過，不妨看看。說不定有驚喜。而且“參觀“過其它商品後，you surely will have ideas of donation.
過去一年裡，在Salvation Army Thrift Store 見過的有益或有意思的書。
很難想象， 但確實會有嚴肅作品，比如人口論，烏托邦，都沒買，雖然後者的作者是Catholic Saint Thomas More.， 還記得有本The Decline of MedievalTime, 和另外一部名著名字很象，但是…一本奇怪的書。文學評論，各種莎劇，甚至買到一本Shakespearean Tragedy by Bradley！新年前後，出現幾本詩集。有一本，書名是英美詩集 （Treasure of British and American Poetry)，翻開一看 恰好是拜倫，She walks in beauty 再翻，what the heck, Psalms?! 哈哈，這只可能出現在六七十年代的舊書。
偶爾會有宗教類書籍出現，The Spirit of Liturgy by now Fr Benedict; Crossing the Threshold of Hope。The late is the only book i have that is by Blessed JP II. it is a light book, a collection of his written answers to a cancelled TV interview questions. Part of his answers to questions of prayer are ZT above.
還有各類小說，綜合類書籍，All books popular at one time will end here. paperbak $1 each, hardcover $2.99. Are you interested now? 請支持救世軍Thrift Store。Plus, To shop in a thrift store, to wait in the line with other customers, is an experiences also help us pray, haha. Happy New Year.
