Angela James

“Let the freedom to fail give you the hope to fight.”
― John Piper, Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent

“Jesus.. says, 'Let go of your complaints, forgive those who loved you poorly, step over your feelings of being rejected, and have the courage to trust that you won't fall into an abyss of nothingness but into the safe embrace of a God whose love will heal all your wounds.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, Here and Now: Living in the Spirit

“Suffering invites us to place our hurts in larger hands. In Christ we see God suffering – for us. And calling us to share in God’s suffering love for a hurting world. The small and even overpowering pains of our lives are intimately connected with the greater pains of Christ. Our daily sorrows are anchored in a greater sorrow and therefore a larger hope.”
― Henri Nouwen

“The only people who soul can truly magnify the Lord are...people who acknowledge their lowly estate and are overwhelmed by the condescension of the magnificent God.”
― John Piper, Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent