Heath’s Reviews > How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now > Status Update

“Not all change is loss, and not all loss is tragic, but some loss is tragic. This is why hope is entwined with lament, and even our resurrection songs are sung with voices that crack and break.”

“Being mortal is the art of living with loss, knowing when to say thank you and when to curse the darkness.”

“…everything I’m able to dream and hope and chase in the future is because of what has been bequeathed to me by those who have preceded me.”

“Faith is “handed down,” a matter of traditio, and hence faithfulness can be confused with preserving the past rather than having gratitude for a legacy meant to propel us forward.”