“Perhaps many dreams have been fulfilled–a move to a larger house, to vice president, to a condo after the kids have finally moved out–but the soul has become like a boarded-up discount store in an empty parking lot with weeds rising up out of the pavement cracks.”
-David Goetz, Death by Suburb
“And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?”
–Jesus, Matthew 16:26
“God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them.”
-Bono, of U2
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Beautiful. I can imagine how deeply touched you are by these quotes right now. Thanks for reminding us of the Truth, the things in life that matter. Love you friend, Heather
Wow, love these! Really want to focus on the dreams and true thirsts of my soul…thanks for the necessary reminder. Onward my friend, Julie