We Are Gathered Quotes

“A mother's work is never done, but the part that ropes you in, the part where you enthusiastically surrender your worldly ambitions, the part where you give your love, body and soul, to ensuring the joy and existent of another human being, that part is done. The lifting from the bath and cradling, the smell of her damp hair, the knowing every fold of her body more intimately than you know your own, the ear tuned to the slightest cry, the anticipation of her needs and the ability to fulfill those needs because they are simple, food, love, protection, that is gone. The sweet breath is gone, the velvety warmth of her skin, the pooch belly, the explosion of her smile, the rushing to you in the morning, and the clinging to your leg, gone.”
― Jamie Weisman, We Are Gathered

“Not nice thoughts on a wedding day, but death and our need for salvation are the two basic facts of human life, and everything else, our desires, our hobbies - my painting, your horseback riding, great books, golf games, and, above all else, love - are the necessary distractions that enable us to live. Pick your distractions well, Elizabeth, they will define your life.”
― Jamie Weisman, We Are Gathered

“From a position of need, grace seems almost impossible to attain, though, of course, it comes quite easily when you have power.”
― Jamie Weisman, We Are Gathered