Our deepest, most painful wounds not only leave us with scars that we bear forever, but also, if we make our peace with them, leave us wiser, stronger, more sensitive than we otherwise would have been had we not been afflicted with them.
— Renita J. Weems (b. 1954), Alttestamentlerin, Theologin und Autorin
Source: Listening For God: A Minister's Journey Through Silence And Doubt (über goodreads, Wortlaut nicht gegengeprüft)
Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Courage & Strength, Growth & Character
Occasions: Comfort, Encouragement
Renita J. Weems
Die US-amerikanische Alttestamentlerin, Autorin und methodistische Geistliche Renita J. Weems (* 1954) lehrte unter anderem an der Vanderbilt University sowie am Gammon Theological Seminary. Als Wegbereiterin der womanistischen Theologie untersucht sie biblische Texte aus der Perspektive Schwarzer Frauen und analysiert dabei auch patriarchale Gewaltstrukturen in den prophetischen Schriften. Heutigen Bibellesern eröffnet ihr Werk einen kritischen Zugang zu schwierigen alttestamentlichen Metaphern und verbindet theologische Exegese mit Reflexionen über Zweifel, Resilienz und Gerechtigkeit.
All quotes by Renita J. Weems (10)
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
C.S. Lewis
When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become.
Henri Nouwen
He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.
Joni Eareckson Tada
Etty Hillesum
God writes straight even on crooked lines.
Paul Claudel
God lets us walk no path that he himself has not walked, and on which he does not go ahead of us.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer