One of the main tasks of theology is to find words that do not divide but unite, that do not create conflict but unity, that do not hurt but heal.

The truth, even though I cannot feel it right now, is that I am the chosen child of God, precious in God's eyes, called the Beloved from all eternity and held safe in an everlasting embrace... We must dare to opt consciously for our chosenness and not allow our emotions, feelings, or passions to seduce us into self-rejection.

Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love.

In 1970 I felt so lonely that I could not give; now I feel so joyful that giving seems easy. I hope that the day will come when the memory of my present joy will give me the strength to keep giving even when loneliness gnaws at my heart.

Waiting is a dry desert between where we are and where we want to be. (Finding My Way Home)

For many, religion has to do with what we are allowed to do and not allowed to do. In the end, that doesn't bear fruit.

What is forgotten cannot be healed, and that which cannot be healed easily becomes the cause of greater evil.