Jonathan Merritt > Quotes

“When we lose our spiritual vocabulary, we lose much more than words. We lose the power of speaking grace, forgiveness, love, and justice over others.”
― Jonathan Merritt, Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words Are Vanishing-and How We Can Revive Them

“We are word-shaped beings who live word-shaped lives within word-shaped communities.”
― Jonathan Merritt, Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words Are Vanishing-and How We Can Revive Them

“Our words may not cause plants to sprout, but they can make hope spring forth in a human heart.”
― Jonathan Merritt, Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words Are Vanishing-and How We Can Revive Them

“Libraries hold more than books - they also contain salvation.”
― Jonathan Merritt, Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words Are Vanishing-and How We Can Revive Them

“But when high-profile politicians speak God in the most perfunctory manner possible, it's no wonder supporters and opponents alike avoid speaking God altogether.”
― Jonathan Merritt, Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words Are Vanishing-and How We Can Revive Them

“God could have launched this new era of history [the birth of Christianity] in an infinite number of ways, but God chose a linguistic miracle.”
― Jonathan Merritt, Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words Are Vanishing-and How We Can Revive Them

“The power of language transcends the need for survival, and the components of the human brain required for it are too complex and advanced to have developed over time.”
― Jonathan Merritt, Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words Are Vanishing-and How We Can Revive Them