A Tree Full of Angels Quotes

“All too often we bemoan our imperfections rather than embrace them as part of the process in which we are brought to God. Cherished emptiness gives God space in which to work. We are pure capacity for God. Let us not, then, take our littleness lightly. It is a wonderful grace. It is a gift to receive. At the same time, let us not get trapped in the confines of our littleness, but keep pushing on to claim our greatness. Remind yourself often, “I am pure capacity for God; I can be more.”
― Macrina Wiederkehr, A Tree Full of Angels: Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary

“Union with God is the only heaven there is, and it begins here on earth.”
― Macrina Wiederkehr, A Tree Full of Angels

“There’s nothing like sorrow to get your attention. It is almost as though sorrow pulls presence out of you. In the midst of sorrow there’s nothing to do but be there and celebrate the hurt. We celebrate the hurt through holy screams. Holy screams come from the heart. They are screams that people often, in their ignorance, try to smother. Don’t let them take your screams away too early. Holy resignation comes only after holy screams.”
― Macrina Wiederkehr, A Tree Full of Angels: Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary

“The fast pace of our lives makes it difficult for us to find grace in the present moment, and when the simple gifts at our fingertips cease to nourish us, we have a tendency to crave the sensational.”
― Macrina Wiederkehr, A Tree Full of Angels: Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary

“I am aware of the many ways the Church has failed me, and I have failed her. Yet in the midst of these mutual failures, I claim this Church as mine. She is my Church, my home, my mother. I will not run away from her, for I have seen through the cracks of her frailty her tremendous splendor, her littleness and her greatness, her poverty and her wealth. I feel more fed than failed. Not everyone can say this, however, and so we are called to great sensitivity in this area. Together we have to accept both the burden and the grace of being Church. The Church is us. She is mine and she is me. She is yours and she is you. She is home, a broken home, yes! Broken, because you and I are broken.”
― Macrina Wiederkehr, A Tree Full of Angels: Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary

“Alone All-One Alone with God All-One with God Being alone with God Being all-one with God…… It is a terrible grace.
An awesome gift, but terrifying all the same. There is no way to get there except to lose yourself, to lose what you know of yourself. And the the battle is over. There will be nothing left but God………….
Now I understand why Jesus went out to the desert hills so often alone…”
― Macrina Wiederkehr, A Tree Full of Angels: Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary