DeAnne Dato-on

“It is in the midst of the chaotic suffering of humanity that the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Love, makes himself visible. But can we recognize his presence?”
― Henri Nouwen

“There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner.”
― Diane Setterfield, Once Upon a River

“And then one babbles - "If only I could bear it, or the worst of it, or any of it, instead of her." But one can't tell how serious that bid is, for nothing is staked on it. If it suddenly became a real, possibility, then, for the first time, we should discover how seriously we meant it. But is it ever allowed? It was allowed to One, we are told, and I find I can now believe again, that He has done vicariously whatever can be so done. He replies to our babbles, "You cannot and you dare not. I could and dared.”
― C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

“you must do good for other peoples, even if you are not well, even if the whole world around you is not well.”
― Abi Daré, The Girl with the Louding Voice