Tragedy Is That Our Attention Centers On

How I Treat A Brother Or Sister From Day To Day, How I React To The Sin-scarred Wino On The Street, How I Respond To Interruptions From People I Dislike, How I Deal With Normal People In Their Normal Confusion On A Normal Day May Be A Better Indication Of My Reverence For Life Than The Antiabortion Sticker On The Bumper Of My Car.

In Love's Service, Only Wounded Soldiers Can Serve.

When We Wallow In Guilt, Remorse, And Shame Over Real Or Imagined Sins Of The Past, We Are Disdaining God's Gift Of Grace.

Being The Beloved Is Our Identity, The Core Of Our Existence. It Is Not Merely A Lofty Thought, An Inspiring Idea, Or One Name Among Many. It Is The Name By Which God Knows Us And The Way He Relates To Us

Live In The Wisdom Of Accepted Tenderness. Tenderness Awakens Within The Security Of Knowing We Are Thoroughly And Sincerely Liked By Someone... Scripture Suggests That The Essence Of The Divine Nature Is Compassion And That The Heart Of God Is Defined By Tenderness.