There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own Soul. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.
He did not wait till the world was readytill men and nations were at peace.He came when the Heavens were unsteadyand prisoners cried out for release.He did not wait for the perfect time.He came when the need was deep and great.He dined with sinners in all their...
When I say ... "I am a Christian"I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."I'm whispering "I was lost,Now I'm found and forgiven."When I say ... "I am a Christian"I don't speak of this with pride.I'm confessing that I stumbleAnd need Christ to be my guide.When I say ... "I...
If I were called upon to state in a few words the essence of everything I was trying to say both as a novelist and as a preacher it would be something like this: Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less...
Growth is painful.Change is painful.But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don't belong.
Pain has made me a better theologian than any book I've ever read.
Oftentimes it's the deepest pain which empowers you to grow into your highest self.
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can...
Have you ever considered that God has fallen in love with you...? He sends you flowers every spring. He sends you sunshine every morning. Whenever you want to talk he listens to you. He can live anywhere in the universe, but he chose you, your heart. God didn't...
Transformation isn't sweet and bright. It's a dark and murky, painful pushing. An unraveling of the untruths you've carried in your body. A practice in facing your own created demons. A complete uprooting before becoming. from Edge of Wonder