Quotes about Embrace

Francis's starting place was human suffering instead of human sinfulness

You do not climb up to your True Self. You fall into it, so don't avoid all falling

One day the religion of Christ will take another step forward on earth. It will embrace the whole man [sic], all of him, not just half as it does now in embracing only the soul. —Nikos Kazantzakis, Report to Greco

All we can do is keep our egos out of the way, note and weep over our defensive behaviors, keep our various centers from closing down—and the Presence that is surely the Highest Power is then obvious, all-embracing, and immediately effective. The immediate embrace is from God's side.

Faith at its essential core is accepting that we are accepted!

But God loves things by becoming them. God loves things by uniting with them, not by excluding them.

Jesus himself always went where the pain was. Wherever there was human suffering, Jesus was concerned about it now, and about its healing now.

But God loves things by becoming them.

I'll say it again: God loves things by becoming them.

God is not waiting for you to get physically healthy or spiritually mature before he starts loving you or enjoying you. He loves you right now, and he will be cheering you on at every stage of your growth and development. He is not waiting for you to cross the finish line first. He is smiling at you as you run the race.

To become a better you, you must be positive towards yourself, develop better relationships, embrace the place where you are.

Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.