We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very lavishness of the gift.
— Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007), Schriftstellerin
Source: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (1980)
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Fear & Anxiety, Faith & Trust
Occasions: For Reflection, Comfort
Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007) war eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin und langjährige Writer-in-Residence an der episkopalen Kathedrale Saint John the Divine in New York City. Bekannt durch ihren Jugendbuchklassiker „A Wrinkle in Time“ sowie theologische Essays, verband sie den christlichen Glauben eng mit Naturwissenschaft, Kunst und der Bedeutung des Zweifelns. Für Bibelleser bietet ihr Werk Impulse zur Verbindung von Intellekt und geistlichem Leben, stieß jedoch in konservativ-evangelikalen Kreisen wegen universalistischer Tendenzen auf theologische Kritik.
All quotes by Madeleine L'Engle (30)
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller