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There are really places in your heart that you don't know exist until you love a child.

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I love readings and my readers, but the din of voices of the audience gives me stage fright, and the din of voices inside whisper that I am a fraud, a...more

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The first holy truth in God 101 is that men and women of true faith have always had to accept the mystery of God's identity and love and ways. I hate ...more

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Nothing can be delicious when you are holding your breath.

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[S]he believed that the Buddhists were right–that if you want, you will suffer; if you love, you will grieve. (68)

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I don't remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child.

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Hope is not logical. It always comes as a surprise, just when you think all hope is lost. Hope is the cousin to grief, and both take time: you can’t s...more

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It gets darker and darker, and then Jesus is born.” That line came back to me, from out of nowhere, and I decided to practice radical hope, hope in th...more

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But you are not your bank account, or your ambition. You're not the cold clay lump you leave behind when you die. You're not your collection of walkin...more

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This is the most profound spiritual truth I know: that even when we're most sure that love can't conquer all, it seems to anyway. It goes down into th...more

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...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you.

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I stared at the little white agates in my hand, delicate as moon drops. The mystery of God's love as I understand it is that God loves the man who was...more