Authority, as you usually think of it, is merely the excuse the strong use to make others conform to what they want.

Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.

Once you have hierarchy you need rules to protect and administer it, and then you need law and the enforcement of the rules, and you end up with some kind of chain of command or system of order that destroys relationship rather than promotes it. Hierarchy imposes laws and rules and you end up missing the wonder of relationship that we intended for you.

Grace doesn't depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find grace in many facets and colors.

Truth will set you free. And Truth has a name.

The ability to choose is at the essential core of our grandeur. Even evil exists because God respects our ability to choose.

I am especially fond of you.