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“Lament is not anti-hope. It's not even a stepping stone to hope. Lament itself is a form of hope. It's an innate awareness that what is should not be. As if something is written on our hearts that tells us exactly what we are meant for, and whenever confronted with something contrary to this, we experience a crumbling. And in the rubble we say "God, you promised.”

God Spirituality Hope Lament

Book:This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

Source: This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

“You may think we are called to holy things that involve praying on your knees and going to church. And maybe we are. But I haven't known God to regulate holiness.”

God Religion Spirituality Prosperity Gospel Performative Holy Acts

Book:This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

Source: This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

“My first prayer was into a purple plastic toy megaphone. I even went into the closet to do it in case God was shy like me.”

God Spirituality Prayer Shyness Likeness Of God

Book:This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

Source: This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us