Grace Is Sufficient Even Though We Huff

The Unwounded Life Bears No Resemblance To The Rabbi.

If We Maintain The Open-mindedness Of Children, We Challenge Fixed Ideas And Established Structures, Including Our Own. We Listen To People In Other Denominations And Religions. We Don't Find Demons In Those With Whom We Disagree. We Don't Cozy Up To People Who Mouth Our Jargon. If We Are Open, We Rarely Resort To Either-or: Either Creation Or Evolution, Liberty Or Law, Sacred Or Secular, Beethoven Or Madonna. We Focus On Both-and, Fully Aware That God's Truth Cannot Be Imprisoned In A Small Definition.

On The Last Day, Jesus Will Look Us Over Not For Medals, Diplomas, Or Honors, But For Scars.

Authentic Faith Leads Us To Treat Others With Unconditional Seriousness And To A Loving Reverence For The Mystery Of The Human Personality. Authentic Christianity Should Lead To Maturity, Personality, And Reality. It Should Fashion Whole Men And Women Living Lives Of Love And Communion. False, Manhandled Religion Produces The Opposite Effect. Whenever Religion Shows Contempt Or Disregards The Rights Of Persons, Even Under The Noblest Pretexts, It Draws Us Away From Reality And God.

There Is The "you" That People See And Then There Is The "rest Of You". Take Some Time And Craft A Picture Of The "rest Of You." This Could Be A Drawing, In Words, Even A Song. Just Remember That The Chances Are Good It Will Be Full Of Paradox And Contradictions.