I Asked For Wonder, And He Gave

Ragamuffins Are Simple, Direct And Honest. Their Speech Is Unaffected. They Are Slow To Claim, "god Told Me..." As They Make Their Way Through The World, They Bear Wordless, Prophetic Witness.

A Man Doesn't Grow Old Because He Has Lived A Certain Number Of Years. A Man Grows Old When He Deserts His Ideal. The Years May Wrinkle His Skin, But Deserting His Ideal Wrinkles His Soul.

Real Freedom Is Freedom From The Opinions Of Others. Above All, Freedom From Your Opinions About Yourself.

For Several Centuries, The Celtic Church Of Ireland Was Spared The Greek Dualism Of Matter And Spirit. They Regarded The World With The Clear Vision Of Faith. When A Young Celtic Monk Saw His Cat Catch A Salmon Swimming In Shallow Water, He Cried, "the Power Of The Lord Is In The Paw Of The Cat!

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.