Clara Jong

Do the next thing. That has gotten me through more agonies than anything else I could recommend. - Elisabeth Elliot

Even most of the praying we do is noisy. We say prayers; we seldom simply sit in the presence of God, and wait. The very thought of simply listening, for the whisper of the soft, still voice within is not only rare, it is uncomfortable these days. - Joan Chittister

I give what God asks. And I receive what God gives, moment by moment. - Mother Teresa

Beauty is God’s goodness made visible. - Saint John Paul II

If Buddhism is about detachment from suffering, Christianity is about the ultimate attachment.

500 positive reviews and have actively listened to over 5,700 people on @7cups! Got a listener coach who improved my listening skills. She’s wonderful!

He comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort others. - 2 Corinthians 1:4.

A coincidence is God‘s way of remaining anonymous. - Fr. Greg Sakowicz

The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved. - Mother Teresa

God doesn’t cause these tragedies, but we find God in the human response to them. - Paul Goulet

Not to share one’s wealth with the poor is to steal from them and to take away their livelihood. It is not our own goods which we hold, but theirs. - Saint John Chrysostom

Only 20% of charitable giving goes to Health and Human Services. 80% goes to religion, higher education and hospitals - Dan Pallotta. TED Talk.

I ask that God, through my freedom, may orchestrate my desires in a vibrant loving melody rich in harmony. - Sacred Space 2025

To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything. - Thomas Merton.

@7cups Yes, I’ve tried both. I found them helpful.

@JongClara Thank you for being a proactive listener! Active listening can always be improved or matched with other skills. Have you considered our training guides and/or Just-in-Time Noni insights for inspiration?

400 positive reviews and have actively listened to over 4,500 people on @7cups. To be honest, these days some of the conversations seem rote and mechanical. How do I find new inspiration going forward?

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. - Audrey Hepburn

Prayer is easy only for beginners and for those who are already saints. During all the long years in between, it is difficult. - Ronald Rolheiser

Prayer has the same inner dynamics as love, and love is sweet, only in its initial stage, when we first fall in love, and again in its final, mature stage. In between, love is hard work. - Ronald Rolheiser

There is no saint without a past nor a sinner without a future. - Pope Francis