Glenn Harden

“How will he know you loved him," she asks, "unless you try to destroy yourself?”
― Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People

“The dominant culture of the Global North in the twenty-first century combines casual materialism with diffuse spiritual sensibility. This combination does not provide the spiritual spine for a sustained struggle for justice.”
― Alexia Salvatierra, Buried Seeds: Learning from the Vibrant Resilience of Marginalized Christian Communities

“Who can listen to a story of loneliness and despair without taking the risk of experiencing similar pains in his own heart and even losing his precious peace of mind? In short: “Who can take away suffering without entering it?”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society

“The greatest manifestation of God is not in the natural order--not in that display of power, artistry, and awe. For us, the greatest manifestation must be in the human heart, in the certainty, earned only after search and a sense of loss, that God comprehends, and feels with us.”
― David J. Wolpe, The Healer of Shattered Hearts: A Jewish View of God