“ First, I have not minded so much leaving the Garden because God, blessed be his holy name, has never abandoned us. Katerina Whitley
“ What does matter is that you understand this one great truth I have learned in my life: having knowledge, even at the expense of leaving the Garden, has been worth it. For it is through this great gif… Katerina Whitley
“ Into this world, this demented innin which there is absolutely no room for him at all,Christ comes uninvited. Thomas Merton
“ Life in a prison cell may well be compared to Advent; one waits, hopes, and does this, that, or the other- things that are of no real consequence- the door is shut, and can be opened only from the out… Dietrech Bonhoeffer
“ Paul gives us an astonishing understanding of waiting in the New Testament book of Romans, as rendered by Eugene Peterson, 'Waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mo… Luci Shaw
“ Anticipation lifts the heart. Desire is created to be fulfilled - perhaps not all at once, more likely in slow stages. Isaiah uttered his prophetic words about the renewal of the natural Creation into… Luci Shaw
“ Politicians compete for the highest offices. Business tycoons scramble for a bigger and bigger piece of the pie. Armies march and scientists study and philosophers philosophise and preachers preach an… Brian D. McLaren
“ The thing I love most about Advent is the heartbreak. The utter and complete heartbreak. Jerusalem Jackson Greer
“ ...And then, just when everything is bearing down on us to such an extent that we can scarcely withstand it, the Christmas message comes to tell us that all our ideas are wrong, and that what we take… Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“ The more deeply one enters into the experience of the sacred the more one is aware of one’s own personal evil and the destructive forces in society. The fact that one is alive to what is possible for… John Shea
