“How is faith to endure, O God, when you allow all this scraping and tearing on us? You have allowed rivers of blood to flow, mountains of suffering to pile up, sobs to become humanity's song--all without lifting a finger that we could see. You have allowed bonds of love beyond number to be painfully snapped. If you have not abandoned us, explain yourself.We strain to hear. But instead of hearing an answer we catch sight of God himself scraped and torn. Through our tears we see the tears of God.” IfsSufferingSongHumanityAnswersLove IsNumbersBloodTearsMountainFlowRiversSightFingersEndureHearingAbandonedTornStrainLiftingScrapingBonds Of LoveExplain Yourself Author:Nicholas Wolterstorff
“Love is like some fresh spring, first a stream and then a river, changing its aspect and its nature as it flows to plunge itself in some boundless ocean, where restricted natures only find monotony, but where great souls are engulfed in endless contemplation.” ThinkingLoveFirstsSoulLove IsHuman NatureOceanSpringAspectFlowRiversEndlessContemplationStreamsThoughtfulBoundlessPlungeLove Is LikeMonotonyGreat Souls Book:The Magic Skin: Or The Wild Ass's Skin Source: The Magic Skin: Or The Wild Ass's Skin
“Those who don't feel this Love pulling them like a river, those who don't drink dawn like a cup of spring water or take in the sunset like supper, those who don't want to change, let them sleep on. This Love is beyond the study of theology, that old trickery and hypocrisy. If you want to improve your mind that way, sleep on. I've given up on my brain. I've torn the cloth to shreds and thrown it away. If you're not completely naked, wrap your beautiful robe of words around you, and sleep on” IfsWayWantFeelsMindBeautifulGivenWaterSleepLove IsBrainStudyDrinkSpringRiversTheologyNakedCupsDawnHypocrisySunsetThrownPullingTornWrapsGiven UpRobesSupperTrickeryYour BeautifulSpring Water Author:Rumi