“For God to apply [the word compassion] to himself is radical. This is the language of attachment. . . . The love of attachment makes you vulnerable to suffering, and yet that is what God says about himself. . . . God’s compassion is not something abstract but concrete. It plays out not just in […]
“We can learn to honor, soothe, and listen to the pain that presents itself as we lovingly assess what we need and participate with God to give it to ourselves. This is reparenting — and it’s a great resource to draw upon as we engage the work of healing.”- Aundi Kolber As Aundi Kolber moves […]
“People have two needs: attachment and authenticity. When authenticity threatens attachment, attachment trumps authenticity.”- Gabor Mate, psychiatrist and trauma specialist “God designed us to instinctively know in our bodies that we need the care of others. And if we don’t get that support — especially in our childhood years — we take whatever we can […]
“The Bible word for separate is kadosh. It’s often translated as ‘holy.’ . . . God separated so that he could join together in ever-more-complex systems of thriving and delight. To be holy is to become useful (emphasis author’s).”- John Ortberg In Chapter 3 (“Born to Bond”) of I’d Like You More . . . […]