Blessed Are the Crazy Quotes

“But there is hoping to believe, and then there is taking the plunge: diving head first right down into that cold, wild North Sea, rolling the stone away from the tomb, and resurrecting God for yourself.”
― Sarah Griffith Lund, Blessed Are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness, Family and Church

“If we believe that God knits us together in our mother's womb, do we therefore beleive that God knits crazy into our being? If God is in all places and is present at all times, is God also in mental illness? If we are made in God's image, then is God crazy too?”
― Sarah Griffith Lund, Blessed Are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness, Family and Church

“How can a cross of mental illness be transformed into a symbol of God’s power to heal us? I believe that by telling our stories of mental illness, by giving our own testimonies for mental health, we carry our crosses to more healing places, even places of transformation.”
― Sarah Griffith Lund, Blessed Are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence About Mental Illness, Family and Church

“My body needed me to love it all the way.”
― Sarah Griffith Lund, Blessed Are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence About Mental Illness, Family and Church

“The purpose of Christian mindfulness is to open our hearts and minds to the still-speaking God, to create time and space for the indwelling of Christ’s Spirit among us. When we are living with mental illness, it is important to embrace our identity as children of God and receive into our weary spirits God’s abundant blessings.”
― Sarah Griffith Lund, Blessed Are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence About Mental Illness, Family and Church