Elizabeth

“The mercy of God does not depend on human virtue for its fulfillment.”
― Fleming Rutledge, Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ

“Imagination is theology; we can only believe what we can imagine. And our cultural landscape hasn’t given us many tools to imagine a non-white, non-male God.”
― Christena Cleveland, God Is a Black Woman

“Who would stick around to wrestle a dark angel all night long if there were any chance of escape? The only answer I can think of is this: someone in deep need of blessing; someone willing to limp forever for the blessing that follows the wound.”
― Barbara Brown Taylor, Learning to Walk in the Dark: Because Sometimes God Shows Up at Night

“The Bible warns time and again against the fallacy that holds that I can be close to God without being close to God’s people. It condemns any sort of God-and-me spirituality that does not result in an outpouring of love toward others: (Is. 58:5-7).”
― Mark E. Thibodeaux, Armchair Mystic: Easing Into Contemplative Prayer