We are temporarily immortal, until we have fulfilled God's plans for our lives...Then we become temporarily mortal, waiting to become permanently immortal at last.

Whether we are at Cafe Gratitude or Carl’s Jr, whether we are in a cathedral or in a nightclub, whether we are inside of a mosque or on the metro, every single moment is a sacred moment. A moment far too important for us to miss. When we miss the people and the experiences and the feelings of our lives, we miss God. We don’t get to know the joy of seeing God show up in the world. More profoundly, we don’t get to participate in the wonder of God showing up in the world.

Everything that happens in our lives has meaning even though we may not understand it or even pay attention to it.

Our lives are a constellation of events, strung together, glittering; the shapes only being seen from a distance.

Life on this planet on its own is temporal. So tell me why you think your problems are permanent. No condition is permanent.