"I had always wanted, above all things, not to be interfered with. I had wanted - mad wish - to call my soul my own. I had been far more anxious to avoid suffering than to achieve delight ( Read more... )

I can't make this embed, because Charlie Rose's site apparently doesn't do wild things like this, but I'd love to hear your opinion, Taraneh, seeing as you are a scholar in comparison to my layman.

http://www.charlierose.com/view/content/12790

From Episcopal Church, on Twitter, a reading for today:

Support us, Lord, all the day long, until the shadows lengthen, and the evening comes, the busy world is hushed, the fever of life is over, and our work done; then Lord, in your mercy, give us safe lodging, a holy rest and peace at the last. Amen.

“Father, I am seeking: I am hesitant and uncertain, but will you, O God, watch over each step of mine and guide me.” St. Augustine

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“The confessing church of American Ragamuffins needs to join Magdalene and Peter in witnessing that Christianity is not primarily a moral code but a grace-laden mystery; it is not essentially a philosophy of love but a love affair; it is not keeping rules with clenched fists but receiving a gift with open hands.” -Brennan Manning

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