I fell in love. It felt exactly like a fall, a head-over-heels tumble into a state of unbearable lightness. The earth tilted on its axis. I did not believe in romantic love at the time, thinking it a human construct, an invention of fourteenth century Italian poets. I was as unprepared for love as I had been for goodness and beauty. Suddenly, my heart seemed swollen, too large for my chest.

A God wise enough to create me and the world I live in is wise enough to watch out for me.

The Bible never belittles human disappointment ... but it does add one key word: temporary.

I have found that living with faith in an unseen world requires constant effort.

Some who attempt prayer never have the sense of anyone listening on the other end. They blame themselves for doing it wrong.... Prayer requires the faith to believe that God listens.

In the stories of extravagant grace given to us by Jesus, there are no loopholes disqualifying us from God's love.

Prayer is a place where God and humans meet.