Grace often comes from the places we least expect. Grace reveals our privileges and prejudices at the same time that Grace rescues us from the same privileges and prejudices. Yes, we are to be rescued from our privileges. Grace does this work if we allow it. Tripp Hudgins

Gratitude is not always an extreme emotion. It is often a low grade kind of joy that comes with bearing witness to grace. “Look,” our souls say. “This was not our doing. Friends. Loved ones. God. They did this. All you had to do was say ‘yes’ and step into it.” Grace. Tripp Hudgins

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” Elie Wiesel

“spring song” by Lucille Clifton the green of Jesus is breaking the ground and the sweet smell of delicious Jesus is opening the house and the dance of Jesus music has hold of the air and the world is turning in the body of Jesus and the future is possible

Joy is the gift of love. Grief is the price of love. Anger protects that which is loved. And when we think we have reached our limit, wonder is the act that returns us to love. Valarie Kaur

We think of eternal life, if we think of it at all, as what happens when life ends. We would do better to think of it as what happens when life begins. Frederick Buechner

“God, give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, the courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.” Reinhold Niebuhr (original)

"Evil is everything that stands against God and God's intentions for the well-being and transformation of human beings and God's creation." John Swinton, Raging with Compassion: Pastoral Responses to the Problem of Evil

Let’s move forward with love, not conquest; humility, not righteousness; generous curiosity, not hardened assumptions. It is a magnificent thing to be alive in a moment that matters so much. Let’s proceed with broken-open hearts, seeking truth, summoning courage, and focused on solutions.