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The queen, for her part, is the unifying force of the community; if she is removed from the hive, the workers very quickly sense her absence. After a few hours, or even less, they show unmistakable signs of queenlessness. —Man and Insects
“blessings, but curses. And this afflicted me. When I was drained of tears, but not of sorrow, I discovered I could speak no more. But when I find him whom I seek, not only will the curse against my people be lifted, I shall speak once more in rejoicing.”
― Dear and Glorious Physician
― Dear and Glorious Physician
“This teaching has reached almost all civilized countries, to their disaster, for law and justice and mercy and kindness are not rooted in men, but in God, and without Him they cannot truly exist, Him who made them. Man is only the receptacle of grace; he is not grace itself.”
― Dear and Glorious Physician
― Dear and Glorious Physician
“Once he said to his mother, “Do not ask me what is wrong with me, for I do not know. When I reach into my mind I encounter nothing but”
― Dear and Glorious Physician
― Dear and Glorious Physician
“dustiness, yet in that dustiness I always feel the movement of pain. I am afraid to penetrate deeper.”
― Dear and Glorious Physician
― Dear and Glorious Physician
“Estelle grinned knowingly. “You have to listen to each other all the time. But not all the time. If you listen to each other all the time, there’s a risk that you can’t forgive each other afterward.”
― Anxious People
― Anxious People
Elca’s 2025 Year in Books
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