"Spirituality is not about competency; it is about intimacy. Spirituality is not about perfection; it is about connection."
-Michael Yaconelli (Messy Spirituality)
artofkhaos404 reblogged
Simone Weil, Waiting for God
Amen. Traditional church is an outdated and Old Testament concept. We don't need a massive gathering or a priest to reach God; He is eternally reaching out to US day to day, hour to hour in our everyday lives.
"Death is the last act of self giving, the final repudiation of self, the ultimate act of impoverished ragamuffins before the fierce mercy of God."
-Brennan Manning
"In my efforts to overcome my lifelong struggle with self hatred, the despair of ever being worthy of love, I have been aided immeasurably by trusted and trusting friends who, with no ulterior motive, see something in me that I cannot see in myself. They do not merely tell me; they relate to me in a way that shows that they find me lovable. Learning to trust my friends has been a slow but invaluable process."
-Brennan Manning
"One of the surest ways to avoid being happy is to insist on being happy at all costs. The religion of cheerfulness is a cruel religion, and maybe the best way not to go mad is not to mind too much if you do go mad."