“I think joy and sweetness and affection are a spiritual path. We're here to know God, to love and serve God, and to be blown away by the beauty and miracle of nature. You just have to get rid of so much baggage to be light enough to dance, to sing, to play. You don't have time to carry grudges; you don't have time to cling to the need to be right.”
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“It's good to do uncomfortable things. It's weight training for life.”
― Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
― Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.”
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“Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.”
― Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
― Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
“I remember staring at my son endlessly when he was an infant, stunned by his very existence, wondering where on earth he had come from.”
― Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith
― Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith
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