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“The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. —Thomas Merton”
― Angela Doll Carlson, Nearly Orthodox: On being a modern woman in an ancient tradition

“Remember, Charissa—the things that annoy, irritate, and disappoint us have just as much power to reveal the truth about ourselves as anything else. Learn to linger with what provokes you. You may just find the Spirit of God moving there.”
― Sharon Garlough Brown, Sensible Shoes