Spiritual Direction
Lael Johnson added 4m ago
It seems to me God’s promise was always a place. A liberation born of location.
from This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us by Cole Arthur Riley
Lael Johnson added 3h ago
the focus on Jesus as a continuous human subject, born, maturing, dying.
from Christ the Heart of Creation by Rowan Williams
Lael Johnson added 3h ago
We are always the “stable” into which the Christ is born anew. All we can really do is keep our stable honest and humble, and the Christ will surely be born.
from Preparing for Christmas: Daily Meditations for Advent by Richard Rohr
Lael Johnson added 3h ago
" Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. "
Howard Thurmanfrom Aliveness: Reframing Productivity by Thomas Klaffke
Lael Johnson added 3d ago
- That’s not surprising, because forgiveness is probably the only human action that reveals three goodnesses simultaneously! When we forgive, we choose the goodness of others over their faults, we experience God’s goodness flowing through ourselves, and we also experience our own goodness in a way that surprises us. That is an awesome coming together... See more
from Three Goodnesses
Lael Johnson added 4d ago
Lael Johnson added 4d ago
- Forgiveness given and forgiveness received are always the pure work of uncreated grace. Such unearned and undeserved forgiveness is necessary to break down the quid pro quo world that I call meritocracy. Only when we experience undeserved love does this inward and outward flow begin to happen. Before that, we are dry, dead cisterns. Before that, we... See more
from Forgiveness and Freedom
Lael Johnson added 4d ago
- But grace is also contagious. An act of kindness inspires another act of kindness.... A single act of forgiveness can feel like it heals the world. Grace begets grace. Love rubs off on those who are loved....
from Restorative Justice
Lael Johnson added 4d ago