“Poets are immersed in process, and I mean process not as an amorphous blur but as a discipline. The hard work of writing has taught me that in matters of the heart, such as writing, or faith, there is no right or wrong way to do it, but only the way of your life. Just paying attention will teach you what bears fruit and what doesn't. But it will be necessary to revise--to doodle, scratch out, erase, even make a mess of things--in order to make it come out right.” WayWritingHeartMeanMatterHardOrderProcessAttentionTeachTaughtPoetHard WorkBearsDisciplineFruitMessPay AttentionScratchesEraseWrong WayBlurMatters Of The Heart Author:Kathleen Norris
“But it is daily tasks, daily acts of love and worship that serve to remind us that the religion is not strictly an intellectual pursuit, and these days it is easy to lose sight of that as, like our society itself, churches are becoming more politicized and polarized. Christian faith is a way of life, not an impregnable fortress made up of ideas; not a philosophy; not a grocery list of beliefs.” WayMadeIdeasPhilosophyChristianBeliefEasyLosesChurchBecomingWorshipIntellectualTasksSightListsPursuitThese DaysOur SocietyGroceriesBecoming MoreChristian FaithActs Of LoveFortressesDaily TasksGrocery Lists Author:Kathleen Norris
“Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.” ThinkingWayWantMotivationalPrayerImagineChangedPrayingAsking Book:Amazing Grace Source: Amazing Grace
“I wonder if children don't begin to reject both poetry and religion for similar reasons, because the way both are taught takes the life out of them.” IfsWayChildrenReasonWonderTaughtRejects Book:The Cloister Walk Source: The Cloister Walk
