I asked for wonder, and He gave it to me.

The engaged mind, illuminated by truth, awakens awareness; the engaged heart, affected by love, awakens passion. May I say once more - this essential energy of the soul is not an ecstatic trance, high emotion or a sanguine stance toward life: It is a fierce longing for God, an unyielding resolve to live in and out of our belovedness. - pg. 152

We miss Jesus' point entirely when we use His words as weapons against others.

The loss of transcendence has left in its wake the flotsam of distrustful, cynical Christians, angry at a capricious God, and the jetsam of smug bibilolatrists who claim to know precisely what God is thinking and exactly what he plans to do.

The ancient spiritual tradition is that God gives himself fully to us in silence and solitude.

The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust

Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.