Having been brought up with a definition of faith as adherence to a set of beliefs, I have more and more begun to turn instead toward a definition of faith as openness to truth, whatever truth may turn out to be.

Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.

Whoever you are, you are human. Wherever you are, you live in the world, which is just waiting for you to notice the holiness in it.

In a world where faith is often construed as a way of thinking, bodily practices remind the willing that faith is a way of life

I don't have time for a job that doesn't leave me time to be quiet or still or to pray.

I think we d like life to be like a train..but it turns out to be a sailboat.

No one longs for what he or she already has, and yet the accumulated insight of those wise about the spiritual life suggests that the reason so many of us cannot see the red X that marks the spot is because we are standing on it. The treasure we seek requires no lengthy expedition, no expensive equipment, no superior aptitude or special company. All we lack is the willingness to imagine that we already have everything we need. The only thing missing is our consent to be where we are.