The Soul of a Pilgrim Quotes

“Invite Wonder What if you bowed before every dandelion you met and wrote love letters to squirrels and pigeons who crossed your path? What if scrubbing the dishes became an act of single reverence for the gift of being washed clean, and what if the rhythmic percussion of chopping carrots became the drumbeat of your dance? What if you stepped into the shower each morning only to be baptized anew and sent forth to serve the grocery bagger, the bank teller, and the bus driver through simple kindness? And what if the things that make your heart dizzy with delight were no longer stuffed into the basement of your being and allowed out to play in the lush and green fields? There are two ways to live in this world: As if everything were enchanted or nothing at all.”
― Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within

“While we must venture far to find our “true self,” it is also always with us.”
― Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within

“Pilgrimage, in this sense, can mean the life journeys we take in response to unwelcomed circumstances.”
― Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within

“God is never a set of concepts to be understood but a relationship to encounter”
― Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within

“They would also carry a small book called a vade mecum, which in Latin means “go with me”.”
― Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within