Our job as humans is to make admiration of others and adoration of God fully conscious and deliberate.

Metaphor is the only possible language available to religion because it alone is honest about Mystery.

Most Christian 'believers' tend to echo the cultural prejudices and worldviews of the dominant group in their country, with only a minority revealing any real transformation of attitudes or consciousness. It has been true of slavery and racism, classism and consumerism and issues of immigration and health care for the poor.

Sacramental listening reminds us that current suffering isn't the end of the story. God loves us deeply, and the vision for the future is vaster and more magnificent than we could ever imagine. In these moments of profound human presence, we are awakened to the divine presence and see that the kingdom of God is coming and yet is already here.

There is Someone dancing with you, and you are not afraid of making mistakes.

Jesus is the very concrete truth revealing and standing in for the universal truth.

Transformed people transform people.