Teenagers who do not go to church are adored by God, but the... - Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
"Teenagers who do not go to church are adored by God, but they don't get to meet some of the people who love God back."
"Teenagers who do not go to church are adored by God, but they don't get to meet some of the people who love God back."
"When God is going to do something wonderful, He or She always starts with a hardship; when God is going to do something amazing, He or She starts with an impossibility."
"When God is going to do something wonderful, He or She always starts with a hardship; when God is going to do something amazing, He or She starts with an impossibility."
"Help"is a prayer that is always answered. It doesn't matter how you pray--with your head bowed in silence, or crying out in grief, or dancing. Churches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance floors. Years ago I wrote an essay that began, "Some people think that God is in the details, but I have come to believe that God is in the bathroom."
"It's good to do uncomfortable things. It's weight training for life."
"I didn't need to understand the hypostatic unity of the Trinity; I just needed to turn my life over to whoever came up with redwood trees."