Serena

“But, today, the idea of faith returns to me. Faith defies logic and propels us beyond hope because it is not attached to our desires. Faith is the centerpiece of a connected life. It allows us to live by the grace of invisible strands. It is a belief in a wisdom superior to our own. Faith becomes a teacher in the absence of fact.”
― Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place

“When introverts go to church, we crave sanctuary in every sense of the word, as we flee from the disorienting distractions of twenty-first-century life. We desire to escape from superficial relationships, trivial communications and the constant noise that pervade our world, and find rest in the probing depths of God's love.”
― Adam S. McHugh, Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture

“I believe that when we are fully present, we not only live well, we live well for others.”
― Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place

“On our own, we are marshmallows and dried spaghetti, but together we can become something bigger.”
― C.B. Cook