Status Updates From Waiting on God

“We can never wrestle God too much if we do so out of pure concern for the truth. Christ loves that we prefer the truth to him, because before being the Christ, he is the Truth. If someone takes a detour from him to go towards the truth, they will not go a long way without falling into his arms.”

WOW! She is incredible. This one floored me: “Those who locate the absolute in pleasure cannot help but be mastered by it. We don’t struggle against the absolute. Those who know how to locate the absolute outside of pleasure possess the perfection of temperance.”

“The key to a Christian conception of studies is that prayer consists of attention. It is the orientation toward God, with all the attention of which the soul is capable. The quality of attention counts very much in the quality of prayer. Warmth of heart cannot compensate for it.”

“Academic studies are one of the fields that contain a pearl for which it is worth the pain of selling all of one’s goods, without keeping anything to oneself, in order to be able to by it.”

“Every academic exercise resembles a sacrament.”

“God alone comes to possess and lift the soul, but only desire obliges God to descend. God only comes to those who ask God to come—those who ask often, for a long time and ardently. God cannot prevent Himself from coming to them.”

Ok shoot I see what the hype is about this gal

I have a feeling I’ve found my new favourite philosopher. She has the heart to match her brilliant mind.