later, Maria came in. She walked over to the bed
“Nostalgia in reverse, the longing for yet another strange land, grew especially strong in spring.”
― Mary
― Mary
“To hunger and thirst for righteousness is to long for love and embody that love at school, at work, in relationships, in parenting, in everything.”
― The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches about Finding True Happiness
― The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches about Finding True Happiness
“Wonders occur in groups that study the Bible together, because the Word has power to create a community of discovery that is much more than the mere sum of its individual parts.”
― The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ
― The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ
“Being in a hurry. Getting to the next thing without fully entering the thing in front of me. I cannot think of a single advantage I've ever gained from being in a hurry. But a thousand broken and missed things, tens of thousands, lie in the wake of all the rushing.... Through all that haste I thought I was making up time. It turns out I was throwing it away.”
― One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
― One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
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