Rachel

“Lament challenges the church to acknowledge real suffering and plead with God for his intervention. The”
― Soong-Chan Rah, Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times

“One night, as I tucked my daughter into her bed, safe beneath her down comforter and properly lavished with kisses and hugs, and prayed for her safety, I unexpectedly sensed the unmistakable voice of Another addressing me in return.

“I hear your prayers,” this voice seemed to say kindly but sternly. “But I also hear the prayers every night of parents who can offer their children no protection.”
― Andy Crouch, Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing

“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
― Lloyd Alexander

“Brew coffee or tea, sit with a friend and ask them questions—questions just one step riskier than the last time you talked. As you listen, observe the flickers of sadness or hope that cross their face. Try to imagine what it must be like to live their story, suffer their losses, dream their dreams. Pray with them and dare to put into words their heart’s desires, and dare to ask God to grant them.”
― Andy Crouch, Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing