“Far more than simply asking God for things, true prayer is about sitting next to God, whose love is the ground and source of all creation, allowing God to hold our longings, our heartache, our gratitude, and those of the whole world.”
“I dove down and moved among them, through them, with them.”
“Our practical and tangible leadership choices—where we’ll spend our money, what projects we’ll undertake, what challenges we will tackle—are choices that now stem from that season of deep listening, so that we can truly take care of one another and the world we’ve been called to serve.”
“Some prayers have been answered almost immediately and we give thanks for that. Other issues such as family members with cancer are on the list as long as necessary.”
“She told me her name was Olga, and the sausages were from her farm. I chose the biggest.”
“Above all else, he showed me the reverence he had for this sacred place.”
“Anytime we travel abroad, we learn not only about another culture but about ourselves.”
“Many people in the laundromat are glad to be able to share their burdens and hopes with another human being.”
“What sort of homes/habitats have we ensured for the animals and other beings in this whole, inhabited earth that we share with them? Or is it sadly more accurate to speak of the habitats we’ve ‘allowed’ them to have?”
“I do the work of repentance and reparations for harms done by me and done on my behalf. When I see those harms being done by other Christians, I should absolutely address it, but the love of God has to come first.”
