Notice that whenever we suffer pain, the mind is always quick to identify with the negative aspects of things and replay them over and over again, wounding us deeply. Almost all humans have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) of the mind, which is why so many people become fearful, hate-filled, and wrapped around their negative commentaries. This pattern must be recognized early and definitively. Peace of mind is actually an oxymoron. When you're in your mind, you're hardly ever at peace, and when you're at peace, you're never only in your mind.

God seems to be about turning our loves around and using them toward the great love that is their true object.

The cross is the standing statement of what we do to one another and to ourselves. The resurrection is the standing statement of what God does to us in return.

God comes to us disguised as our life.

Silence is the necessary space around things that allows them to develop and flourish without my pushing.

In terms of soul work, we dare not get rid of the pain before we have learned what it has to teach us.

Jesus did not come to change the mind of God about humanity; Jesus came to change the mind of humanity about God