Still quoting...

this time from "Blue Heart Blessed" by Susan Meissner -

"When we are hurt, it's instinct to cover the wound and hold back anyone from brushing up against it. And I don't need to tell you wounds don't heal if they never see light, if they're never exposed to fresh air. If you want your wound to heal, and it sounds to me like you do, you need to stand up straight, pull your arms away, and let the light and breath of God work its cure on you."

"He surely wants to spend his life with someone who finds him irresistible."

"[Love] is keeping the one I care for from harm, looking to this beloved's wounds, toppling evil in its tracks, bending down in trust."

And quoting from "Looking for God: An Unexpected Journey through Tattoos, Tofu, and Pronouns" by Nancy Ortberg -

"God lives in the struggle. It is there we find Him."

"God is just as present in the days that all run together, days when nothing really stands out, as He is in the extraordinary days."

And random quotes -

"When people cease to be surrounded by beauty, they cease to hope."
N. T. Wright

"to love another person is to see the face of God" from the musical "Les Miserables"