Goodness

God's will

The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end it's going to be a lot better and a lot bigger.

Elisabeth Elliott

You and God

Related-ness

This new feminine spiritual consciousness will help us recognize that humans, having special abilities, are responsible to the rest of the earth, not superior to it. We will realize that everything here has a purpose all its own, that its value lies in its own "beingness," not in its usefulness or how well it benefits humankind. This means something dramatically new - that the rest of creation is here to be related to, not dominated.

Sue Monk Kidd, The Dance of the Dissident Daughter

Be happy for no reason

Achieving sainthood

The best way to become a saint is to live life to the fullest- to have an Eternally fulfilling and wildly rewarding life here on earth, doing the things you are most passionate about and doing them in a way that brings satisfaction and true joy to you and those around you, while also bringing glory to God.

From "Answer your call"

Those who love never burn bridges

God is patient with us because he loves us, and those who love are able to understand, to hope, to inspire confidence; they do not give up, they do not burn bridges, they are able to forgive. Let us remember this in our lives as Christians: God always waits for us, even when we have left him behind! He is never far from us, and if we return to him, he is ready to embrace us.

Pope Francis

Journey

Our earlier lives aren't wrong, they are just preconstruction, that's all. Our lives are meant to unfold, to evolve, and that's good. The only wrong thing, perhaps, is permanently hesitating on the verge of courage, which would prevent this process from taking place. It's a process that doesn't really end. That's why after eight years on the journey, I cannot write an ending and the story I told Sandy in the car keeps forming. I am still waking up, still crossing thresholds, still healing, still grounding, and always scraping up the bravery to plant my heart in the world. Nothing happens neatly on journeys such as this. There is no one-two-three program. There are no guarantees, and no two journeys unfold the same way.

Sue Monk Kidd, "The Dance of the Dissident Daughter"

Christian

To be truly Christian means to see Christ everywhere, to know Him as all in all.

Madeleine L'Engle, "Walking on Water"