“Ordinary hope is tied to an outcome…an optimistic feeling…because we sense that things will get better in the future.”
“Mystical hope is a complete reversal of our usual way of looking at things. Beneath the ‘upbeat’ kind of hope that parts the seas and pulls rabbits out of hats, this other hope weaves its way as a quiet, even ironic counterpoint.”
- Cynthia Bourgeault
“Suffering is not evidence of God’s absence, but of God’s presence. And it is in our acceptance of it, our participation in it, that...
…deur mekaar met volkome nederigheid en saggeaardheid, en met geduld in liefde te verdra, en julle daarop toe te lê om die eenheid wat...
“Imagination is the word we use to describe the ability to see with God-attuned eyes how things fit together and how God’s grace is...
