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“It may be that we have lost our ability to hold a blazing coal, to move unfettered through time, to walk on water, because we have been taught that such things have to be earned; we should deserve them; we must be qualified. We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very lavishness of the gift. But a child rejoices in presents!”
Madeleine L'Engle
“It may be that we have lost our ability to hold a blazing coal, to move unfettered through time, to walk on water, because we have been taught that such things have to be earned; we should deserve them; we must be qualified. We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very lavishness of the gift. But a child rejoices in presents!”
Madeleine L'Engle, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art“The figure in the icon is not meant to represent literally what Peter or John or any of the apostles looked like, or what Mary looked like, nor the child, Jesus. But, the orthodox painter feels, Jesus of Nazareth did not walk around Galilee faceless. The icon of Jesus may not look like the man Jesus two thousand years ago, but it represents some *quality* of Jesus, or his mother, or his followers, and so becomes an open window through which we can be given a new glimpse of the love of God. ”
Madeleine L'Engle, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child—our own two eyes. All is a miracle.”
Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation“Walking on water is better than drowning.”
Matshona Dhliwayo“Don't think about sharks when you are walking on water.”
Matshona Dhliwayo“When you are walking on water it is fear, not sharks, that sinks you.”
Matshona Dhliwayo“Walking on water requires feet of faith.”
Matshona Dhliwayo“Walking on water is safer than sailing in a leaking boat.”
Matshona Dhliwayo“I was at the annual meeting of a state library association a few years later, when the children were in the process of leaving the nest, and one of the librarians asked me, "What do you think you and Hugh have done which was the best for your children?"I answered immediately and without thinking, "We love each other.”
Madeleine L'Engle, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art“We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very lavishness of the gift.”
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