Jim

“Jesus says, “You are the light of the world.” I like even more what Jesus doesn’t say. He does not say, “One day, if you are more perfect and try really hard, you’ll be light.” He doesn’t say “If you play by the rules, cross your T’s and dot your I’s, then maybe you’ll become light.” No. He says, straight out, “You are light.” It is the truth of who you are, waiting only for you to discover it. So, for God’s sake, don’t move. No need to contort yourself to be anything other than who you are.”
― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

“Close both eyes; see with the other one. Then, we are no longer saddled by the burden of our persistent judgments, our ceaseless withholding, our constant exclusion. Our sphere has widened, and we find ourselves, quite unexpectedly, in a new, expansive location, in a place of endless acceptance and infinite love. We’ve wandered into God’s own”
― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

“Prisons are hate factories, Pastor, and society wants more and more of them.”
― John Grisham, The Confession

“The multiplicity of desires leads to a multiplicity of paths to God.”
― James Martin, Becoming Who You Are: Insights on the True Self from Thomas Merton and Other Saints