“Attention is the beginning of devotion.”
― Upstream: Selected Essays
― Upstream: Selected Essays
“Christianity teaches that, contra fatalism, suffering is overwhelming; contra Buddhism, suffering is real; contra karma, suffering is often unfair; but contra secularism, suffering is meaningful. There is a purpose to it, and if faced rightly, it can drive us like a nail deep into the love of God and into more stability and spiritual power than you can imagine.”
― Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
― Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
“wild patience has taken me this far”
― Staying Alive: real poems for unreal times
― Staying Alive: real poems for unreal times
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