Religion Quotes by Parker J. Palmer

8 Religion quotes by Parker J. Palmer

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Parker J. Palmer’s brief musings on faith are thoughtful and grounded, each line a gentle invitation to inner work. Eight short quotes capture his reflective, educational tone.

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The spiritual life is about becoming more at home in your own skin.

Parker J. Palmer

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I think the church needs to be much more countercultural than that and invite people into slowing down, into a "Be-still-and-know-that-I-am-God" mindset.

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Fear is so fundamental to the human condition that all the great spiritual traditions originate in an effort to overcome its effects…

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There is a tradition that the church represents, without which we wouldn't have the church, that's all about diving deep beneath the…

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Spirituality is not primarily about values and ethics, not about exhortations to do right or live well. The spiritual traditions are primarily…

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The deeper our faith, the more doubt we must endure; the deeper our hope, the more prone we are to despair; the…

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There's often a distressing disconnect between the good words we speak and the way we live our lives. In personal relations and…

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I am very, very uneasy with churches that have basically said, "Well, since that's what people want and that's what sells, then…

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If my life is any example, the work that youth workers are doing is very, very important. It tends to get marginalized in the…

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Self-care is never a selfish act - it is only good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on…

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“Formation may be the best name for what happens in a circle of trust, because the word refers, historically, to soul work done in…

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Don't let anyone or anything rob you of the beauty and meaning at the heart of life. It's your birthright gift.

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“Citizenship is a way of being in the world rooted in the knowledge that I am a member of a vast community of human…

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I think the church needs to be much more countercultural than that and invite people into slowing down, into a "Be-still-and-know-that-I-am-God" mindset.

Parker J. Palmer