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I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.

Anne Lamott

What’s the difference between you and God? God never thinks he’s you.
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Difference God Thinking Yourself
Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don’t make much sense. This is the message of the Book of Job: Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit.
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Explanation Hard Health Human Live Message Privilege Suffering
So a moral position is not a message. A moral position is a passionate caring inside you.
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Care Message Moral Passionate Position Yourself
Love is so much bigger than our ignorance.
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Big Ignorance Love Ourselves
I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.
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Finding Leaving Mystery Understand Yourself
I’m human, you’re human, let me greet your humanness. Let’s be people together for a while.
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Human People Togetherness Yourself
And as it turns out, if one person is praying for you, buckle up. Things can happen.
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Inspirational Myself Person Prayer
Radical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air. It is a huge gift to the world. When people respond by saying, “Well, isn’t she full of herself,” smile obliquely, like Mona Lisa, and make both of you a nice cup of tea.
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Atmosphere Gift Self Care
But grace can be the experience of a second wind, when even though what you want is clarity and resolution, what you get is stamina and poignancy and the strength to hang on.
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Experience Grace Resolution Strength Wind Yourself
I think this is how we are supposed to be in the world-present and in awe.
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Ourselves Present Thinking World
Again and again I tell God I need help, and God says, ‘Well, isn’t that fabulous? Because I need help too. So you go get that old woman over there some water, and I’ll figure out what we’re going to do about your stuff.
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God Need Water Woman Yourself
Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.
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Better Forgiveness Hope Past
Laughter is carbonated holiness.
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Holy Laughter One Liner
A big heart is both a clunky and a delicate thing; it doesn’t protect itself and it doesn’t hide. It stands out, like a baby’s fontanel, where you can see the soul pulse through.
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Delicate Heart Myself Soul Stand Thinking
Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.
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Light Run Save Shine Stand
When faced with a crisis, do three things: breathe, pray and be kind.
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Breathe Kindness Prayer Reason

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