THE GATHERING Quotes

“Cry out for justice in the name of those who suffer injustice.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“You will pit one family, gathering, community, and nation against another until all are destroyed.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“count to forty.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“celebrate such meals as this with prisoners and others and not for them.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“She said that the issues were no longer so important to her and it was life itself that counted most of all.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“This is a matter between herself and God.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“Just the gardener….”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“A leader is there to promote a depth of sharing and listening and to keep everyone focused”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“With every form of slavery that has ended, new ones emerge that are more personal and sinister than the older forms.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“But aren’t dandelions bad?” asked Eddie Dobbs. ​“What makes them bad?” Manuel inquired. ​“My Daddy used to say that they were weeds and they spread so fast,” said Darren Jackson. ​“We give them a bad name, don’t we? We call them a weed.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“Something new will come from Satan. Perhaps it already has.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“What they consecrated, held in their own hands, and distributed was sacred because of the people who received it.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“The glitz and glamour of the megapolis and modern times had become the golden calves that were being worshipped throughout the planet.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“The early Christians’ name for the Church was, “The Gathering.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“we’ll take it step by step. Don’t worry about what tomorrow will bring. With God’s guidance, tomorrow will take care of itself.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“Human life must be protected. Yet the abortion question has been turned into a political and a religious war.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“real religion is in people’s hearts and not in buildings, texts, or rituals.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“Adam and Eve thought they had a greater knowledge than God. They were created to be like God, not to be God.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“pro-choice or pro-abortion.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time

“he offered a prayer that this stranger was soon on his way and out of his neighborhood.”
― Medard Laz, THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time