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Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers: Prayer for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
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Quotes from Becoming the Answer to our Prayers
Pg 51: We have a God who enters the world through smallness – as a baby refugee. We have a God who values the little offering of a single coin from a widow over the megacharity of millionaires. We have a God who speaks through little people a stuttering spokesperson names Moses; the stubborn donkey of Balaam; a lying brothel owner named Rahab; an adulterous king named David; a ragtag bunch of disciples who betrayed, doubted and denied; and a converted terrorist named Paul.
P53: Most of us live in such fear of death that its no small wonder few people believe in resurrection anymore. Sometimes people ask us if we are scared, living in the inner city. We usually reply with something like, “We’re more afraid of shopping malls.” The Scriptures say that we should not fear those things that can destroy the body, but we are to dear that which can destroy the soul. While the ghettos may have their share of violence and crime, the posh suburbs are home to more subtle demonic forces – numbness, complacency, and comfort. These are the powers that can eat away at our souls.
Our mothers have some things to say about safety. As they have watched us move into the inner city and travel to Iraq with God’s hand evidently in the midst of it all, they tell us they have learned a lot of faith, safety and risk. It has not been easy, but Shane’s mom recently said, “I have come to see that we Christians are not called to safety, but we are promised that God will be when we are in danger. And there is no better place to be than in the hand of God. “
69: Everybody wants a revolution but no one wants to do the dishes.
Pg 51: We have a God who enters the world through smallness – as a baby refugee. We have a God who values the little offering of a single coin from a widow over the megacharity of millionaires. We have a God who speaks through little people a stuttering spokesperson names Moses; the stubborn donkey of Balaam; a lying brothel owner named Rahab; an adulterous king named David; a ragtag bunch of disciples who betrayed, doubted and denied; and a converted terrorist named Paul.
P53: Most of us live in such fear of death that its no small wonder few people believe in resurrection anymore. Sometimes people ask us if we are scared, living in the inner city. We usually reply with something like, “We’re more afraid of shopping malls.” The Scriptures say that we should not fear those things that can destroy the body, but we are to dear that which can destroy the soul. While the ghettos may have their share of violence and crime, the posh suburbs are home to more subtle demonic forces – numbness, complacency, and comfort. These are the powers that can eat away at our souls.
Our mothers have some things to say about safety. As they have watched us move into the inner city and travel to Iraq with God’s hand evidently in the midst of it all, they tell us they have learned a lot of faith, safety and risk. It has not been easy, but Shane’s mom recently said, “I have come to see that we Christians are not called to safety, but we are promised that God will be when we are in danger. And there is no better place to be than in the hand of God. “
69: Everybody wants a revolution but no one wants to do the dishes.