Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do...and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
01479 – Telling People What to Do
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01462 – Not “Fixing Things” is Hard
One of the hardest things we must do sometimes is to be present to another person's pain without trying to 'fix' it, to simply stand respectfully at the edge of that person's mystery and misery.
01426 – Welcoming Jesus Himself
[on being a foster parent:] I know what some of you are saying: "I could never do that. I would get too attached." Let me remind you of something. Christianity is dying to one's self for the sake of Christ and others. Every time one of these children leaves our home,...
01417 – Keep Swinging!
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
01416 – What the World Needs
I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.
01403 – Look Fear in the Face
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. Do the thing you think you cannot do.
01391 – We are God’s Beloved Children
We are not what we do. We are not what we have. We are not what others think of us. Coming home is claiming the truth. I am the beloved child of a loving Creator. We no longer have to beg for permission from the world to exist.
01383 – Mourners: Taking Action
Those people are not real mourners who say, "Sure, the world's in a mess, and I guess maybe I'm a bit guilty like everybody else, but what can I do about it?" What they're really saying is that they are not concerned enough about themselves or the world to look for...
01363 – Why is the World Dangerous?
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
01283 – Daily Grace
Regardless of what we do or don't do, want or don't want, we wake up each day already living inside the heart of grace. Every single ordinary, monotonous day.