Quotes Category

But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand … Psalm 20: 14-15a

“Take chances, make mistakes, get messy.” Ms. Frizzle

Meditation is supposed to help one get to a place where you just notice the thoughts flying through your mind but not attach to them. When we attach to a thought, then psychologically invest in them, then cherish them, they become beliefs. But when we just notice the thought without psychologically investing in it, then we can remain present without being pulled along by it. David Hayward, Naked Pastor

Transition is hard. Whether the change at hand is expected or unexpected, big or small, the process of undergoing a life transition is often emotional and requires a great deal of energy. Alexandra Jacob from The Word in Season

If evangelicals were just a fraction as burdened to stop poverty, hunger, systemic racism, or bigotry as they are about policing LBGTQ folk’s bedrooms, bathrooms, and body parts, we’d have very little poverty or hunger or racism or bigotry–and Jesus’ prayer that the earth look more like heaven would be materializing in our midst and a tangible movement of God would be unmistakable. John Pavlovitz  from If God is Love, Don’t be a Jerk

Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.  You guide me with your counsel and afterwards you receive me to glory.  Whom have I in heaven but you?  And with you, I lack nothing on earth.  My mind and body may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.  Psalm 73:23-26