The Lives We Actually Have Quotes

“Blessed are we who choose not to look away from systems that dehumanize, deceive, defame, and distort. We who recognize that thoughts and prayers are NOT enough. We who stand with truth over expediency. Principle over politics. Community over competition.”
― Kate Bowler, The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days

“Let today be a divine exercise of yes…and. Yes, I have so much to be thankful for, and this hasn’t turned out like I thought it would. Yes, I feel moments of joy, and I have lost more than I could live without. Yes, I want to make the most of today, and my body keeps breaking. Yes, I am hopeful, and this is daunting. Yes, I am trying to be brave, and I feel so afraid. So bless me, trying to live in between those two words: yes…and.”
― Kate Bowler, The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days

“Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.” —Barbara Brown Taylor, An Altar in the World”
― Kate Bowler, The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days

“God, when I am no longer quite so tall and strong, give me those who hold me up and remind me of who I am and that I’m loved.”
― Kate Bowler, The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days

“Blessed are we who ask, for hearts that are soft, for eyes that are awake, for ears that are open, for hands to hold the wonder that is here, now.”
― Kate Bowler, The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days