The Unwounded Life Bears No Resemblance To

The Dominant Characteristic Of An Authentic Spiritual Life Is The Gratitude That Flows From Trust — Not Only For All The Gifts That I Receive From God, But Gratitude For All The Suffering. Because In That Purifying Experience, Suffering Has Often Been The Shortest Path To Intimacy With God.

Being The Beloved Is Our Identity, The Core Of Our Existence. It Is Not Merely A Lofty Thought, An Inspiring Idea, Or One Name Among Many. It Is The Name By Which God Knows Us And The Way He Relates To Us

I Could More Easily Contain Niagara Falls In A Teacup Than I Can Comprehend The Wild, Uncontainable Love Of God.

The Deeper We Grow In The Spirit Of Jesus Christ, The Poorer We Become - The More We Realize That Everything In Life Is A Gift. The Tenor Of Our Lives Becomes One Of Humble And Joyful Thanksgiving. Awareness Of Our Poverty And Ineptitude Causes Us To Rejoice In The Gift Of Being Called Out Of Darkness Into Wondrous Light And Translated Into The Kingdom Of God's Beloved Son.

To Live By Grace Means To Acknowledge My Whole Life Story, The Light Side And The Dark. In Admitting My Shadow Side I Learn Who I Am And What God's Grace Means.