Paul Tillich

"You are accepted. You are accepted, accepted by that which is greater than you, and the name of which you do not know. Do not ask for that name now; perhaps you will find it later. Do not try to do anything now; perhaps later you will do much. Do not seek for anything; do not perform anything; do not intend anything. Simply accept the fact that you are accepted! If that happens to us, we experience grace."

Robert Fulgum says...

"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - That myth is more potent than history,I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts -That hope always triumphs over experience - That laughter is the only cure for grief.And I believe that love is stronger than death."

Riddle me this

The 12th verse of the very famous "love" passage in the bible has always typically translates our way of understanding or knowing in the present as "seeing dimly." In reality, the word is "riddle" or the greek "anigmati" and the latin "enigma."

People of varying faiths have sought truth, revelation of God, understanding of the world and the Christian scripture has given excuse for our lack of clarity as a dimly lit room in which we search or a textured window out of which we gaze. It is not our formula toward revelation that stands in the way, it is the revelation itself. It is a riddle.

Revelation comes in the form of clues. A clue from this part of the world, a clue from that part of the playground. A hint from work, an insight from family, a definition from history. Revelation is the net result of combining clues and daring to give meaning to an issue or event that began the search.

It is that initial calling to the search that lessens the importance of the detective skills. In a whisper of grace, something now has called us to search for something beyond now. Perhaps that whisper continues to blow clues from here and there, its breath articulating its meaning for us.

Whispers, Hints, Clues... the riddles of revelation.