Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.

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

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

God loves us as we are...not as we ought to be. because we are never going to be as we ought to be." --Brennan Manning

Only reckless confidence in a Source greater than ourselves can empower us to forgive the woulds inflicted by others.

Being the beloved is our identity, the core of our existence. It is not merely a lofty thought, an inspiring idea, or one name among many. It is the name by which God knows us and the way He relates to us

Troubadours have always been more important and influential than theologians and bishops