Andy Alexis

“My prayer is that, by grace, we all will be emboldened to lean into the wisdom, strength, power, and grace that come to us, whenever we find ourselves at a decisive moment. May you and I dare to believe that we are where we are meant to be when that moment comes, doing the work that is ours to do, fully present to our lives. For it is in this work that we learn to be brave.”
― Mariann Edgar Budde, How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith

“If you are just starting out or if you are still in this phase, you gotta know it’s normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. . . . It is only by going through a volume of work that you’re going to catch up and close that gap. And the work you’re making will be as good as your ambitions.[”
― Mariann Edgar Budde, How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith

“To persevere in faithfulness is our greatest gift to this world.”
― Marianne Edgar Budde

“Let me be clear: the president just used a Bible, the most sacred text of the Judeo-Christian tradition, and one of the churches in my diocese, without permission, as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus. Everything he has said and done is to inflame violence. We need moral leadership, and he’s done everything to divide us.” [5]”
― Mariann Edgar Budde, How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith