Grace is everywhere, like lenses that go unnoticed because you are looking through them.

It's easy to fall into the trap of feeling like you've heard everything before and that you have nothing left to learn.

When I am tempted to complain about God's lack of presence, I remind myself that God has much more reason to complain about my lack of presence.

If God doesn't want something for me, then I shouldn't want it either.

As the books of Job, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk clearly show, God has a high threshold of tolerance for what appropriate to say in a prayer. God can "handle" my unsuppressed rage. I may well find that my vindictive feelings need God's correction - but only by taking those feelings to God will I have the opportunity for correction and healing.

Sometimes I feel like the most liberal person among conservatives, and sometimes like the most conservative among liberals.

Grace is the most perplexing, powerful force in the universe, and, I believe, the only hope for our twisted, violent planet.