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Joel Hansen
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The gaudy shops displayed The toys of rich men's folly, by blinded labour made;
“God in Christ has taken into Himself the brokenness of the human condition. Hence, human woundedness, brokenness, death itself are transformed from dead ends to doorways into Life. In the divinizing humanity of Christ, bruises become balm.”
― Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
― Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
“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
“Saints cannot exist without a community, as they require, like all of us, nurturance by a people who, while often unfaithful, preserve the habits necessary to learn the story of God.”
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“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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