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For some, grief was a boulder cascading down the side of a mountain. There is no stopping it, no slowing it, and no telling how much damage it would do along the way. All one can do is stand aside and help pick up the pieces when things begin to settle.
love this. just how i felt after the death of daughter
But prayer is not for asking things from God. Not as I see it. Prayer is for giving. It’s for offering yourself to God, for devoting yourself to whatever it is He wants of you. And whatever that is, all we can do is accept it. Through prayer we are closer with Him, which gives us strength. But that’s only half of it. We give God strength as well, when we give of ourselves, unselfishly. Why ask Him for His help, when you can give Him yours instead?”
The moment someone thinks their beliefs are facts, they become dangerous. It is uncertainty itself that makes true devotion possible. The divine is strongest within its mysteries.”
reading is the opposite of wasting time. There is no finer way to enjoy a sliver of one’s life than by enjoying the entirety of another’s.”
We can’t be afraid of the worst in each other, it only brings out the worst in ourselves. So no, we don’t have to protect ourselves. What we have to do,” his voice strained, his hands shook, “is trust each other.”
