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Only God can put Scripture inside. But reading sacred text can put it on your hearts, and then when your hearts break, the holy words will fall inside...more

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When I asked Father Tom where we find God in this present darkness, he said that God is in creation, and to get outdoors as much as you can.

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When God is going to do something wonderful, He or She always starts with a hardship; when God is going to do something amazing, He or She starts with...more

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One of the immutable laws of being human is that the people who show up are the right people.

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Every Sunday I nudge Sam in her direction, and he walks to where she is sitting and hugs her. She smells him behind the ears, where he most smells lik...more

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Mine was a patchwork God, sewn together from bits of rag and ribbon, Eastern and Western, pagan and Hebrew, everything but the kitchen sink and Jesus.

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Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter.

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When we're dealing with the people in our family - no matter how annoying or gross they may be, no matter how self-inflicted their suffering may appea...more

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You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.

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‎You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.

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God can't clean the house of you when you're still in it.

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...I learned that God was an equal opportunity employer—that it was possible to experience the divine anywhere you were, anywhere you could see the su...more

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My belief is that when you're telling the truth, you're close to God. If you say to God, "I am exhausted and depressed beyond words, and I don't like ...more

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Or you might shout at the top of your lungs or whisper into your sleeve, "I hate you, God." That is a prayer too, because it is real, it is truth, and...more

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A nun I know once told me she kept begging God to take her character defects away from her. After years of this prayer, God finally got back to her: I...more