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The abundance of our lives is not determined by how long we live, but how well we live. Christ makes abundant life possible if we choose to live it now.


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Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.

Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.



The problem is, many of the people in need of saving are in churches, and at least part of what they need saving from is the idea that God sees the world the same way they do.

The problem is, many of the people in need of saving are in churches, and at least part of what they need saving from is the idea that God sees the world the same way they do.



Whoever you are, you are human. Wherever you are, you live in the world, which is just waiting for you to notice the holiness in it.

Whoever you are, you are human. Wherever you are, you live in the world, which is just waiting for you to notice the holiness in it.



Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right, and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds and when it fails.

Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right, and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds and when it fails.



Our waiting is not nothing. It is something -- a very big something -- because people tend to be shaped by whatever it is they are waiting for.

Our waiting is not nothing. It is something -- a very big something -- because people tend to be shaped by whatever it is they are waiting for.



We are born seekers, calling strange names into the darkness from our earliest days because we know we are not meant to be alone, and because we know that we await someone whom we cannot always see.

We are born seekers, calling strange names into the darkness from our earliest days because we know we are not meant to be alone, and because we know that we await someone whom we cannot always see.



As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.

As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.



Kindness is not a bad religion, no matter what name you use for God.

Kindness is not a bad religion, no matter what name you use for God.



Day by day we are given not what we want but what we need. Sometimes it is a feast and sometimes...swept crumbs, but by faith we believe it is enough.

Day by day we are given not what we want but what we need. Sometimes it is a feast and sometimes...swept crumbs, but by faith we believe it is enough.



I think we d like life to be like a train..but it turns out to be a sailboat.

I think we d like life to be like a train..but it turns out to be a sailboat.





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School forces unique individuals to think, act, and, look alike.



They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hit by a truck.

They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hit by a truck.



Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.

Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.



And how she looked at me like I could save her from everything bad in he world. This was my secret: she was the one who saved me

And how she looked at me like I could save her from everything bad in he world. This was my secret: she was the one who saved me



You will find that success in life comes far easier when you maintain a cool head and a warm heart, rather than a hot head and cold feet.

You will find that success in life comes far easier when you maintain a cool head and a warm heart, rather than a hot head and cold feet.



One survey that I saw that was published I think in Variety or Electronic Media within the last three weeks says that now the average hour of radio in the United States has 18 minutes of commercials.

One survey that I saw that was published I think in Variety or Electronic Media within the last three weeks says that now the average hour of radio in the United States has 18 minutes of commercials.



Seriously, I don't know any American girl who can resist an English accent.

Seriously, I don't know any American girl who can resist an English accent.



Make yourself worthy of money and money will make itself worthy of you.

Make yourself worthy of money and money will make itself worthy of you.




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