You can survive on your own; you can grow strong on your own; you can prevail on your own; but you cannot become human on your own.
Frederick BuechnerListen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.
Frederick BuechnerYou hear as many things as you would imagine. I hear voices of people I loved once. I hear moments that took place. I hear silences.
Frederick BuechnerOf all powers, love is the most powerful and the most powerless. It is the most powerful because it alone can conquer that final and most impregnable stronghold which is the human heart. It is the most powerless because it can do nothing except by consent.
Frederick Buechner