Luke

“Anxiety can act as internal gravity, shrinking the soul.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

“Anything that grows closely enough to what it loves will eventually share the same roots. We can talk about loss, we can treat it and give it time, but biology still forces us to live according to certain rules: plants that are split down the middle don't heal, they die.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

“We need to form deep friendships, so that we can fight the battles Jesus calls us to with comrades bu our sides. We need them there to brace us for the onslaught, stoke our joy and celebrate the victories along the way. But we also need our friends, so that when we slump down under the weight of all our frailty and failure, there will be someone there to ask us, "Are you crying?" and we'll have the courage to say, "Yes.”
― Rebecca McLaughlin, No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision for Friendship

“But when we reach the point of disillusionment, Jesus will be there awaiting us with arms stretched wide. When we give and get forgiveness from our friends, we're tasting something of His love for us: the love of which there is no greater, the love that drove Him to lay down His life for His friends.”
― Rebecca McLaughlin, No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision for Friendship