We Are Not Cowed Into Timidity By

Jesus Reveals A God Who Does Not Demand But Who Gives; Who Does Not Oppress But Who Raises Up; Who Does Not Wound But Who Heals; Who Does Not Condemn But Forgives.

We Unwittingly Project Onto God Our Own Attitudes And Feelings Toward Ourselves... But We Cannot Assume That He Feels About Us The Way We Feel About Ourselves -- Unless We Love Ourselves Compassionately, Intensely, And Freely.

[jesus] Matters Because Of What He Brought And What He Still Brings To Ordinary Human Beings, Living Their Ordinary Lives And Coping Daily With Their Surroundings. He Promises Wholeness For Their Lives. In Sharing Our Weaknesses He Gives Us Strength And And Imparts Through His Companionship A Life That Has The Quality Of Eternity." (dallas Willard In Ruthless Trust - Brennan Manning)

Anyone We Come In Contact With, We Either Offer Them Life, Or We Drain Them.

When Being Is Divorced From Doing, Pious Thoughts Become An Adequate Substitute For Washing Dirty Feet.