Bill Peake

“Passers-by probably thought them a pair of harmless lunatics, for they entirely forgot to hail a bus, and strolled leisurely along, oblivious of deepening dusk and fog. Little they cared what anybody thought, for they were enjoying the happy hour that seldom comes but once in any life, the magical moment which bestows youth on the old, beauty on the plain, wealth on the poor, and gives human hearts a foretaste of heaven.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“However, the uncomfortable truth is that the only way any of us can fully experience the gifts of Sabbath is to stop trying to fit it into our lives. Sabbath isn’t designed to “fit” into our lives; it is designed to take over our lives—in the best way imaginable.”
― Travis West, The Sabbath Way: Making Room in Your Life for Rest, Connection, and Delight

“In order to take the inspired word of God seriously”
― Pope Francis, The Gospel of Matthew: A Spiritual and Pastoral Reading

“At the heart of the very good news of the gospel is the reversal of the Fall. With that reversal, Jesus’s death and resurrection paved the way for patriarchy to be crushed. This made way for the full acknowledgment of the image of God in women and men.”
― Lisa Sharon Harper, The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right