On Holiness
"It
is no coincidence that the root of whole, health, heal, holy is hale
(as in hale and hearty). If we are healed, we become whole; we are hale
and hearty; we are holy.
The marvelous thing is that holiness
is nothing we can earn. We don't become holy by acquiring merit badges
and Brownie points. It has nothing to do with virtue or job descriptions
or morality. It is nothing we can do, in this do-it-yourself world. It
is gift, sheer gift, waiting there to be recognized and received. We do
not have to be qualified to be holy. We do not have to be qualified to
be whole, or healed."
Madeleine L'Engle
Ah, the perfect words for my journey right now...