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FindCenterEarthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected. In the wilderness God gave Israel the manna every day, and they had no need to worry about food and drink. Indeed, if they kept any of the manna over until the next day, it went bad.

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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FindCenterGod’s grace is not defined as God being forgiving to us even though we sin. Grace is when God is a source of wholeness, which makes up for my failings. My failings hurt me and others and even the planet, and God’s grace to me is that my brokenness is not the final word ...

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Nadia Bolz-Weber
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FindCenterThe movement in our relationship to God is always from God to us. Always. We can’t, through our piety or goodness, move closer to God. God is always coming near to us. Most especially in the Eucharist and in the stranger.

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Nadia Bolz-Weber
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FindCenterWe want to go to God for answers, but sometimes what we get is God’s presence.

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Nadia Bolz-Weber
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FindCenterGod’s grace is a gift that is freely given to us. We don’t earn a thing when it comes to God’s love, and we only try to live in response to the gift. No one is climbing the spiritual ladder. We don’t continually improve until we are so spiritual we no longer need God.

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Nadia Bolz-Weber
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FindCenterThose most qualified to speak the gospel are those who truly know how unqualified they are to speak the gospel.

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Nadia Bolz-Weber
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FindCenterWhen what seems to be depression or compulsive eating or narcissism or despair or discouragement or resentment or isolation takes over, try picturing it as a vulnerable and desperate force seeking to defy God’s grace and mercy in your life.

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Nadia Bolz-Weber
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FindCenterOverall, being spiritual and being religious are both part of being in relationship with God. Neither can be fully realized without the other. Religion without spirituality can become a dry list of dogmatic statements divorced from the life of the spirit. This is what Jesus warned against.

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James Martin
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