God's voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellect.

True love never forces.

In some sense every parent does love their children. But some parents are too broken to love them well& others are barely able to love them at all.

Somehow the pain, the losses, the hurt, the bad, God is able to transform these into something they could have never been, icons and monuments of grace and love. It is the deep mystery how wounds and scars can become precious, or a ravaging and terrifying cross the essential symbol of relentless affection.” “Is it worth it?” whispered Tony. “Wrong question, son. There is no ‘it.’ The question is and has always been, ‘Are you worth it?’ and the answer is and always, ‘Yes!’

I give you an ability to respond and your response is to be free to love and serve in every situation, and therefore each moment is different and unique and wonderful.

Pain has a way of clipping our wings and keeping us from being able to fly.

I believe that, that Christ became sin for us.