Kathleen Norris, Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith
"I just don’t understand how you can get so much comfort from a religion whose language does so much harm.”…I realized that what troubled me most was her use of the word “comfort,” so in my reply I addressed that first. I said that I didn’t think it was comfort I was seeking, or comfort that I’d found. Look, I said to her, as a rush of words came to me. As far as I’m concerned, this religion has saved my life, my husband’s life, and our marriage. So it’s not comfort that I’m talking about but salvation."
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"I just don’t understand how you can get so much comfort from a religion whose language does so much harm.”…I realized that what troubled me most was her use of the word “comfort,” so in my reply I addressed that first. I said that I didn’t think it was comfort I was seeking, or comfort that I’d found. Look, I said to her, as a rush of words came to me. As far as I’m concerned, this religion has saved my life, my husband’s life, and our marriage. So it’s not comfort that I’m talking about but salvation."
"لا أستوعب كيف تجدين كل هذا القدر من الطمأنينة في دين لغته تُلحق كل هذا الأذى." أدركتُ أن أكثر ما أقلقني كان استخدامها لكلمة "طمأنينة"، لذا في ردي، تناولتُ ذلك أولاً. قلتُ إني لا أظن أن الطمأنينة هي ما كنتُ أبحثُ عنه، أو الطمأنينة التي وجدتها. اسمعي، قلتُ لها، بينما تدفقت الكلمات على لساني. أما أنا، فقد أنقذ هذا الدين حياتي، وحياة زوجي، وزواجنا. لذا، ليست الطمأنينة هي ما أتحدث عنه، بل الخلاص."
Kathleen Norris, Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith
"At its Greek root, "to believe" simply means "to give one's heart to." Thus, if we can determine what it is we give our heart to, then we will know what it is we believe."
Kathleen Norris, Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith
"This is a God who is not identified with the help of a dictionary but through a relationship."
Kathleen Norris, Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith
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