Jesha

“God was never about making me spiffy; God was about making me new.
New doesn't always look perfect. Like the Easter story itself, new is often messy. New looks like recovering alcoholics. New looks like reconciliation between family members who don't actually deserve it. New looks like every time I manage to admit I was wrong and every time I manage to not mention when I'm right. New looks like every fresh start and every act of forgiveness and every moment of letting go of what we thought we couldn't live without and then somehow living without it anyway. New is the thing we never saw coming- never even hoped for- but ends up being what we needed all along.”
― Nadia Bolz-Weber, Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint

“He wanted to grow old with her, or not grow old at all.”
― Eloisa James, The Ugly Duchess

“He couldn’t imagine how he had lived without her for seven years. She was like sunlight. Like food and drink.”
― Eloisa James, The Ugly Duchess

“Those most qualified to speak the gospel are those who truly know how unqualified they are to speak the gospel.”
― Nadia Bolz-Weber, Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People