The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust - not only for all the gifts that I receive from God, but gratitude for all the suffering. Because in that purifying experience, suffering has often been the shortest path to intimacy with God.
Copy QuoteNo man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
Copy Quote View & ShareWe are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
Copy Quote View & ShareA man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
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