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“Discernment is grounded in our belief that God is good, that his intentions towards us are always good and that He has the power to carry them out.” Geez

“Is it hard to open ourselves fully to Someone we don’t trust to be good to us in the deepest ways.”
Geez

“Gods will is the best thing that could happen to us under any circumstance.” Geez.

Read this book, everyone.

“Human beings in community are like rocks in a riverbed; we are shaped by the flow of life in the communities we are part of.”

“God is not in any particular hurry to get us to the Promised Land. He is much more concerned about the transforming work he is doing in us to prepare us for greater responsibilities of freedom living.”

I’d type out the whole book if I could. Highly recommend.

“Receive each breath as God’s gift to you, evidence that he wants you to be alive today.”

“Gods will for us is generally for us to do more of that which gives us life and to turn away from
those things that drain life from us and debilitate us.”

I’m having a hard time focusing on anything but this book in the slower moments of work today.

“Taking responsibility for oneself may well be more demanding than taking responsibility for a congregation or an organization!” Geez.

Off to make phone calls now but have a lot to think about after chapter 3!

“Only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter.”

“What lies beneath the surface - of the Oceania our lives - really matters…. This part of me, if left as it is, will be no good for anyone.”

Enjoying this one a lot!

“He knew that if his soul was to be well, he could not afford to live his life driven blindly by unexamined inner dynamics.”

It’s been hard for me to put this one down.

I’d like to get a cup of coffee with Dr Thompson just to tell him his books are transformative

My jaw dropped every chapter.
“One of the delightful discoveries along the way of Christian discipleship is how much enjoyment there, how much laughter you hear, how much sheer fun you find.” Hello…awesome.

“God was wonderful to us, we are one happy people!”

“All suffering, all pain, all emptiness, all disappointment is seed: sow it in God and he will, finally bring a crop of joy from it!”