Nurture

On those who find themselves having others “utter all kinds of evil” against them on account of Jesus or who suffer for carrying the name “Christian,” Jesus is not talking about the so-called war on Christmas, what decorations appear on the winter-season coffee cup, or whether the mall rings with sounds of “Happy holidays” rather than “Merry... See more

I can hear Jesus saying, “Get your hands dirty to build a human society for human beings.” Christianity is not passive but active, energetic, alive, going beyond despair.

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”

“Do not ask your children

to strive for extraordinary lives.

Such striving may seem admirable,

but it is the way of foolishness.

Help them instead to find the wonder

and the marvel of an ordinary life.

Show them the joy of tasting

tomatoes, apples and pears.

Show them how to cry

when pets and people die.

Show them the infinite pleasure

in the touch of a hand.... See more

“Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.”

―

Iris Murdoch