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mistakes are a part of life, and Papa works her purpose in them too.

William P. Young

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William P. Young
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: May 11
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William Young
William Paul Young
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Even though you can't finally grasp me, guess what? I still want to be known.
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Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.
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Transformation without work and pain, without suffering, without a sense of loss is just an illusion of true change.
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when I live in you, then together we can live through everything that happens to you.
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Look at us human beings: it's so much easier to be right than to love.
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I grew up fundamentalist, evangelical, Protestant. Those are my roots, and they are good roots. But it means the Pharisees are my people. I grew up with an image of God that was not helpful -- largely the face of my father expanded.
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I am a verb. I am that I amNouns exist because there is a created universe and physical reality, but if the universe is only a mass of nouns, it is dead. Unless 'I am', there are no verbs, and verbs are what makes the universe alive
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Lies are a little fortress inside them you can feel safe & powerful.
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So no, I’m not too big on religion...and not very fond of politics or economics either...And why should I be? They are the man-created trinity of terrors that ravages the earth and deceives those I care about. What mental turmoil and anxiety does any human face that is not related to one of those three?
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Jesus? he whispered as his voice choked I feel so lost A hand reached out and squeezed his, and didn't let go. I know Mack. But it's not true. I am with you and I'm not lost. I'm sorry it feels that way, but hear me clearly. You are not lost.
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Authority, as you usually think of it, is merely the excuse the strong use to make others conform to what they want.
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I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships so will our healing, and I know that grace rarely makes sense for those looking in from the outside.
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It is my desire and intent to trust the multi-layered good purposes of God than in what humans fabricate out of their need and experience. I specifically ask not to know these purposes so that I might remain a child in their unfolding.
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The ability to choose is at the essential core of our grandeur. Even evil exists because God respects our ability to choose.
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You cannot produce trust just like you cannot 'do' humility. It either is or is not.
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It is remarkable how a seemingly insignificant action or event can change entire lives.
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I give you an ability to respond and your response is to be free to love and serve in every situation, and therefore each moment is different and unique and wonderful.
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I make a distinction between true and real. I think that the story is true, it’s just not real. That’s what a parable is. It takes things that we all know are real, and it takes life events that actually happens, and it weaves them into a fiction that allows truth to actually be embedded.
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You are free to love without an agenda
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I have moments that aren't too bad, but there's always something I'm struggling with, or feeling guilty about. I just figured I needed to try harder, but I find it difficult to sustain that motivation.
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