The human race sees with one eye, the male eye; hears with one ear, the male ear; and thinks with one half the human mind, the male mind. And the decisions we are making show we are not bringing to the agendas, and the questions and the problems of the world, all the resources of the world to solve them.
Joan D. Chittisterfaith isn't faith until it's all we have to hold on to and knowledge fails us. When we pray for faith, we automatically pray for darkness. Think about it.
Joan D. ChittisterAnger is not bad. Anger can be a very positive thing, the thing that moves us beyond the acceptance of evil.
Joan D. ChittisterNever confuse desire with vision. Desire has to do with what we want. Vision has to do with what we need.
Joan D. ChittisterMy limitations make space for the gifts of other people. Without the grace of our limitations we would be isolated, dry, and insufferable creatures indeed.
Joan D. ChittisterThe spiritual task of life is to feed hope. Hope is not something to be found outside of us. It lies in the spiritual life we cultivate within. The whole purpose of wrestling with life is to be transformed into the self we are meant to become, to step out of the confines of our false securities and allow our creating God to go on creating. In us.
Joan D. Chittister