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Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God, a Broken Mother's Search for Hope QUOTES

Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God, a Broken Mother's Search for Hope QUOTES

1 " God’s faithfulness is proved not by the elimination of hardships but by carrying us through them. Change is not the absence of struggles; change is the freedom to choose holiness in the midst of our struggles. I realized that the ultimate issue has to be that I yearn after God in total surrender and complete obedience. "

― Christopher Yuan , Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God, a Broken Mother's Search for Hope

2 " But singleness need not be permanent. It merely means being content in our present situation while being open to marriage—and yet not consumed by the pursuit of marriage. "

― Christopher Yuan , Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God, a Broken Mother's Search for Hope

3 " I looked at my son and put my hand on his arm. 'I'd really like to know....What could I have done in the past that would have helped when you were growing up? How could I have been a better mother?'
He thought about it for a few moments and then answered, 'When I was growing up--and even during my difficult years--I would have liked it if you had listened more to my heart than to my words.' ...
Sometimes our children use words or a tone that communicates something completely different from what they are struggling with inside--whether it's fear or insecurity or pain. I realized that this is a great lesson for me to learn and something that could be applied to all my relationships. "

― Christopher Yuan , Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God, a Broken Mother's Search for Hope