The great narrative, to which Christians are called to be faithful, begins at the beginning of all things and ends at the end of all things, and within the arc of it civilizations blossom and flourish, wither and perish. This would seem a great extravagance, all the beautiful children of earth lying down in a final darkness. But no, there is that wondrous love to assure us that the world is more precious than we can possibly imagine. - Marilynne Robinson, "Wondrous Love" in When I Was a Child I Read Books
Redemption - Rev. Chris Currie | 2.8.26
The reason I can continue watching and waiting, even as the world is shrouded in darkness, is because the things I long for are not rooted in wishful thinking or religious ritual but are as solid as a stone rolled away. - Tish Harrison Warren, Prayer in the Night
The Fruit of Faitfulness, Part 2 - Rev. Chris Currie | 2.1.26
I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. It can be received gladly or grudgingly, in big gulps or in tiny tastes, like a deer at the salt. - Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies