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Joel Hansen
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When one reaches the highest degree of human maturity, one has only one question left: How can I be helpful? —TERESA OF ÁVILA
“The point behind mysticism is not to dazzle the mind with ecstatic wonders or heady feelings, but to foster real and lasting changes, for the purpose of becoming more like Christ, which is to say, more compassionate, more forgiving, more committed to serving others and making the world a better place.”
― The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality
― The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality
“The bravest people are the ones who don’t mind looking like cowards.”
― The Once and Future King
― The Once and Future King
“There is no power from God that is separated from love. If you want to have influence, you have to join yourself to his love nature. This is more than a feeling or an emotion. It is an attitude of acceptance toward everyone and everything that is God’s, even if you can’t control it, manage it, or even nurture it. You are called to love.”
― Translating God: Hearing God's Voice for Yourself and the World Around You
― Translating God: Hearing God's Voice for Yourself and the World Around You
“Often, after a secret service, Christians were caught and sent to prison. There, Christians wear chains with the gladness with which a bride wears a precious jewel received from her beloved.”
― Tortured for Christ
― Tortured for Christ
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