I think it was simply word of mouth that made it a New York Timesbestseller for more than 60 weeks, over a year. People being moved and changed and transformed by the book [One Thousand Gifts] and wanting to share that with hurting people all around them.

In naming that which is right before me, that which I'd otherwise miss, the invisible becomes visible.

God appoints people who do disappoint - to point to a God who never disappoints.

If trust must be earned, hasn't God unequivocally earned our trust with the bark on the raw wounds, the thorns pressed into the brow, your name on the cracked lips.

Holy joy lies in the habit of murmuring thanks to God for the smallest of graces.

How long does it take your soul to realize that your life is full? The slower the living, the greater the sense of fullness and satisfaction.

Grace is the only thing that is ever enough.