I have seem even those who have long since abjured God die in grace. . . . Atheists don't use their drying to bargain for a better seat at the table; indeed they may not even believe supper is being served. They are not storing up 'merit.'; They just smile because their heart is ripe. They are kind for no particular reason; they just love.

If there is a single definition of healing it is to enter with mercy and awareness those pains, mental and physical, from which we have withdrawn in judgment and dismay. (48)

We are so numb we don't even know what a direct experience is. We have an experience, then we think about it and we think the thinking about it is the experience.

If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call to make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?

It is trust in our vast 'don't know' that allows room for the truth, that allows the next intuition to float to the surface.

Healing comes when we meet our wounded places with compassion.

Letting ourselves be forgiven is one of the most difficult healings we will undertake. And one of the most fruitful. (79)