“Compassion can never coexist with judgement because judgement creates the distance, the distinction, which prevents us from really being with the other.” Henri Nouwen

“Silence of the heart is much more important than silence of the mouth.”  Henri Nouwen

“The crisis of our prayer life is that our minds may be filled with ideas of God while our hearts remain far from Him. Real prayer comes from the heart.” Henri Nouwen

“Shattered dreams and aching souls are the doorway through which God enters our lives, and we don’t much like the idea.” Larry Crabb

“Church is too often a place of pretense and therefore a place without hope. When brokenness is disdained, where the real story is never told, the power of God is not felt. Where brokenness is invited and received with grace, the gospel comes alive with hope.” Larry Crabb

“Grief can only be embraced, never managed.” Larry Crabb

“I am more sinful and flawed than I ever dared believe, more loved and welcomed than I ever dared hope.” Elyse M. Fitzpatrick