“Our mythology tells us so much about fathers and sons. ... What do we know about mothers and daughters? ... Our power is so oblique, so hidden, so ethereal a matter, that we rarely struggle with our daughters over actual kingdoms or corporate shares. On the other hand, our attractiveness dries as theirs blooms, our journey shortens just as theirs begins. We too must be afraid and awed and amazed that we cannot live forever and that our replacements are eager for their turn, indifferent to our wishes, ready to leave us behind.” KnowsMatterHandsMotherTurnsFatherWishBehindsStruggleForeverJourneyShareSonReadyDaughterMythologyKingdomsCorporateIndifferentAmazedLive ForeverMother And DaughterOur DaughterReplacementsFather And SonAttractivenessEtherealReady To Leave Author:Anne Roiphe
“Suffering, failure, loneliness, sorrow, discouragement, and death will be part of your journey, but the Kingdom of God will conquer all these horrors. No evil can resist grace forever.” SufferingEvilForeverGraceJourneyLonelinessSorrowHorrorGods WillKingdomsConquerKingdom Of GodDiscouragement Author:Brennan Manning
“The journey homewards. Coming home. That's what it's all about. The journey to the coming of the Kingdom. That's probably the chief difference between the Christian and the secular artist--the purpose of the work, be it story or music or painting, is to further the coming of the kingdom, to make us aware of our status as children of God, and to turn our feet toward home.” ChildrenStoriesHomeChristianPurposeArtistTurnsDifferencesJourneyFeetPaintingKingdomsChiefsComing HomeSecularChild Of God Book:Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art Source: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
“As a general rule of biology, migratory species are less 'aggressive' than sedentary ones. There is one obvious reason why this should be so. The migration itself, like the pilgrimage, is the hard journey: a 'leveller' on which the 'fit' survive and stragglers fall by the wayside. The journey thus pre-empts the need for hierarchies and shows of dominance. The 'dictators' of the animal kingdom are those who live in an ambience of plenty. The anarchists, as always, are the 'gentlemen of the road'.” NeedsShouldHardReasonShowsFallAnimalJourneyFitSpeciesObviousKingdomsPlentyReason WhyGentlemanBiologyAggressiveDictatorHierarchyAnarchistDominanceMigrationPilgrimageAnimal KingdomSedentaryAmbienceHard Journey Book:The Songlines Source: The Songlines
“One true king knew when to step aside and give up the reins of power—to remove his crown and relinquish his kingdom—all for the sake of glimpsing, just once in a lifetime, the face of a holy child. He was the Fourth to follow the Star. His gift was a secret. The rest of his journey is unknown.” GivingChildrenFacesStarsSecretStepsJourneyKingsHolyGiving UpLifetimeSakeKingdomsRemoveFourthCrownsReinsOnce In A Lifetime Author:Vera Nazarian