A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 16

Of Reading and Vocal Prayer

If, while reading, you feel yourself recollected, lay aside the book and remain in stillness; at all times read but little, and cease to read when you are thus internally attracted.

The soul that is called to a state of inward silence should not encumber itself with long vocal prayers; whenever it does pray vocally, and finds a difficulty therein, and an attraction to silence, it should not use constraint by persevering, but yield to the internal drawings, unless the repeating such prayers be a matter of obedience. In any other case, it is much better not to be burdened with and tied down to the repetition of set forms, but wholly given up to the leadings of the Holy Spirit; and herein, indeed, is every species of devotion inclusively fulfilled in a most eminent degree.

Posts in this series:
Madame Guyon - A Spiritual Reading
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Preface
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 1
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 2
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 3
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 4
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 5
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 6
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 7
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 8
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 9
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 10
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 11
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 12
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 13
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 14
Madame Guyon - A Short and Easy Method of Prayer - Chapter 15