“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
“The kingdom of God is not a geographic domain with set boundaries and settled decrees, but a set of relationships in which Christ is...
"The Lord is gracious and compassionate,slow to anger and rich in love.The Lord is good to all;he has compassion on all he has made."
We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the present and let our...