“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
“Real spirituality demands that we care enough about all the moments of life to live all of them well.” - Joan Chittister
"A sacrificial life is the means, and the only means, by which a life of faith matures.” - Eugene Peterson
“Hoe kan ons dít wat wesenlik is behou? Dit wat wesenlik is lê verskuil in die oud…en die nuut.” – André Verbeelding is ‘n...