“Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.”
― Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
― Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
“I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.”
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“When God is going to do something wonderful, He or She always starts with a hardship; when God is going to do something amazing, He or She starts with an impossibility. ”
― Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
― Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
“A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.”
― Joe Jones
― Joe Jones
“I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered something Father Tom had told me--that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns.”
― Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
― Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
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