“You only need to lose track of who you are, or who you thought you were supposed to be, so that you end up lying flat on the dirt floor basement of your heart. Do this, Jesus says, and you will live.” NeedsHeartEndsLyingJesusLosesWho You AreTrackSupposed To BeFlatsDirtBasements Book:Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith Source: Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith
“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.” WantNeedsBelieveSometimesEnoughGivenCrumbs Author:Barbara Brown Taylor
“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.” PeopleWorldWayNeedsIdeasProblemChurchSaving Book:An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith Source: An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith
“No one longs for what he or she already has, and yet the accumulated insight of those wise about the spiritual life suggests that the reason so many of us cannot see the red X that marks the spot is because we are standing on it. The treasure we seek requires no lengthy expedition, no expensive equipment, no superior aptitude or special company. All we lack is the willingness to imagine that we already have everything we need. The only thing missing is our consent to be where we are.” NeedsReasonSpiritualCompanyWiseImagineSpecialMissingRedStandingMarkInsightTreasureSuperiorsSpotsExpensiveWillingnessSpiritual LifeImagine ThatConsentEquipmentAptitudeExpeditionsLengthy Author:Barbara Brown Taylor
“All I am saying is that anyone can do this. Anyone can ask and anyone can bless, whether anyone has authorized you to do it or not. All I am saying is that the world needs you to do this, because there is a real shortage of people willing to kneel wherever they are and recognize the holiness holding its sometimes bony, often tender, always life-giving hand above their heads. That we are able to bless one another at all is evidence that we have been blessed, whether we can remember when or not. That we are willing to bless one another is miracle enough to stagger the very stars.” PeopleWorldNeedsGivingHas BeensRealSometimesEnoughHandsAbleRememberAsksStarsCan DoWillingEvidenceMiracleBlessedHolinessBlessRemember WhenNeed YouShortage Author:Barbara Brown Taylor
“I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light.” NeedsLightDarkDarknessSavedConclusionLogicalI Have Learned Author:Barbara Brown Taylor
