Matrix

by Lauren Groff

For it is a deep and human truth that most souls upon the earth are not at ease unless they find themselves safe in the hands of a force far greater than themselves.

Ritual creates its own catharsis, Marie. Mystical acts create mystical beliefs.

Animals are closer to god, of course; this is because animals have no need of god.

Yet if there is no inner reading, how can there be any inner life?

Aging is a constant loss; all the things considered essential in youth prove with time that they are not. Skins are shed, and left at the roadside for the new young to pick up and carry on.

She has known prayer in her life, but before tonight it has been prayer like sending a coin with a wish into a body of water, it was hope dispersed vaguely outward.

if you minister enough to any adult body, you will discover the frightened child hiding within it.

Open your hands and let your life go. It has never been yours to do with what you will.