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181 " The right book, like the right song or the right love, can change the entire cosmos, for the right person, of course. And then it spills out from there. "
― William Paul Young , Eve
182 " To force my will on you,” Jesus replied, “is exactly what love does not do. Genuine relationships are marked by submission even when your choices are not helpful or healthy. "
― William Paul Young , The Shack
183 " Our deep longings remind us we have lost something vital and precious. Such yearnings are the stirring of hope. Of returning.” “Returning where?” “To this garden. "
184 " If a lie gets too much attention, it can grow. "
185 " You have the freedom to trust and the freedom to turn. This is the profound and sometimes painful mystery of community and love. "
186 " I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships, so will our healing.. "
187 " Humans have a great capacity for declaring something good or evil, without truly knowing. "
188 " Genuine relationships are marked by submission even when your choices are not helpful or healthy. "
189 " Will you at least consider this: when all you can see is your pain, perhaps then you lose sight of me? "
190 " Everything in its time, and timing is God’s playground. Trust me, being surprised by everything is so much better than needing to control everything. "
191 " Am I going crazy? Am I supposed to believe that God is a big black woman with a questionable sense of humor? "
192 " You love each person differently because of who they are and the uniqueness that they draw out of you. And the more you know another, the richer the colors of that relationship. "
193 " The inside house of the soul is magnificent but fragile; any betrayals and lies embedded in its walls and foundation shift its construction in directions unimagined. "
― William Paul Young , Cross Roads
194 " Muitos acreditam que é o amor que cresce, enquanto o amor simplesmente se expande para o conter. O amor é apenas a pele do conhecimento. "
195 " Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God, But only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries. —Elizabeth Barrett Browning "
196 " You have already proven yourself very capable, even in our short time together. And besides, you have judged many throughout your life. You have judged the actions and even the motivations of others, as if you somehow knew what those were in truth. You have judged the color of skin and body language and body odor. You have judged history and relationships. You have even judged the value of a person’s life by the quality of your concept of beauty. By all accounts, you are quite well practiced in the activity. "
197 " Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets. —Paul Tournier "
198 " You were created to be loved. So for you to live as if you were unloved is a limitation, not the other way around. "
199 " God asks for trust,” Eve declared. “I was wrong to turn.” “But why didn’t God stop you? Why did God let you turn your face away?” “Lilly, I have learned that God has more respect for me than I do for myself, that God submits to the choices I make, that my ability to say no and turn my face away is essential for Love to be Love. Adonai has never hidden His face from me, nor has He kept from me the consequences of my choosing. That is why many of my sons and my daughters curse the face and name of God. But God refuses to be like what we have become and take power and dominion. He has the audacity to consent and even submit to all our choosing. Then He joins us in the darkness we create because of all our turning. "
200 " A world doesn't make sense if there are no mutual relationships. "