Fear is the great enemy of intimacy. Fear makes us run away from each other or cling to each other but does not create true intimacy.

Too many of us are lonely ministers practicing a lonely ministry.

When we keep claiming the light, we will find ourselves becoming more and more radiant.

So I am praying while not knowing how to pray. I am resting while feeling restless, at peace while tempted, safe while still anxious, surrounded by a cloud of light while still in darkness, in love while still doubting.

Where is peace to be found? The answer is surprising but clear. In weakness. Why there? Because in our weakness, our familiar ways of controlling and manipulating our world are being stripped away, and we are forced to let go from doing much, thinking much, and relying on our self-sufficiency. Right there where we are most vulnerable, the peace that is not of this world is mysteriously hidden.

I want my work to create space where people can meet God, rather than give them something they can "apply" to their daily life.

Our efforts to disconnect ourselves from our own suffering end up disconnecting our suffering from God's suffering for us. The way out of our loss and hurt is in and through.