Living in a community with very wounded people, I came to see that I had lived most of my life as a tightrope artist trying to walk on a high, thin cable from one tower to the other, always waiting for the applause when I had not fallen off and broken my leg.

Prayer is first of all listening to God. It's openness. God is always speaking; he's always doing something.

It is freeing to become aware that we do not have to be victims of our past and can learn new ways of responding. Forgiveness is love practiced among people who love poorly. It sets us free without wanting anything in return.

What is Hope?Hope is that inner dynamic that compels us to explore and pursue the expectations built into the human condition. Hope was born the day the first human beings discovered the first bridge and decided not to jump off the bridge in despair, but to cross it

In solitude we become aware that our worth is not the same as our usefulness.

The great #‎ conversion called for by Jesus is to move from belonging to the world to belonging to God.

If you feel loved, you can do a thousand things. If you feel rejected, everything becomes a problem.