being transformed
photo by Jenn Doyle
”To do for yourself
the best that you have it in you to do -
to grit your teeth and clench your fists
in order to survive the world
at its harshest and worst -
is, by that very act,
to be unable to let something
be done for you and in you
that is more wonderful still.
The trouble with steeling yourself
against the harshness of reality
is that the same steel that secures
your life against being destroyed
secures your life also against
being opened up and transformed.”
- Frederick Buechner
photo by Jenn Doyle
”To do for yourself
the best that you have it in you to do -
to grit your teeth and clench your fists
in order to survive the world
at its harshest and worst -
is, by that very act,
to be unable to let something
be done for you and in you
that is more wonderful still.
The trouble with steeling yourself
against the harshness of reality
is that the same steel that secures
your life against being destroyed
secures your life also against
being opened up and transformed.”
- Frederick Buechner
1 comment:
Great reading today!!! Thanks for posting it, I needed to read this today.
Looking forward to seeing you both next week.
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