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> [“You said prayer was like having this intense, profound longing that you just had to be with. That you put the longing in the hands of God, in a certain way. That it was important to be receptive to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/you-said-prayer-was-like-having-this-intense-profound-longing-that/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

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## More by Sara Miles

> [“But the Christianity that called to me, through the stories I read in the Bible, scattered the proud and rebuked the powerful. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/but-the-christianity-that-called-to-me-through-the-stories-i-read-in/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“Repentance means turning toward other human beings, our own flesh and blood, whenever they’re oppressed, hungry, or imprisoned; it means acting with compassion instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/repentance-means-turning-toward-other-human-beings-our-own-flesh-and/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“You said prayer was like having this intense, profound longing that you just had to be with. That you put the longing in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/you-said-prayer-was-like-having-this-intense-profound-longing-that/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [ “All of \[the gospel stories\] pointed to a force stronger than the anxious formulas of religion: a radically inclusive love that accompanied people in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/all-of-the-gospel-stories-pointed-to-a-force-stronger-than-the/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“I didn't believe in dragging souls into some special club of the saved. 'I mean,' i' d told Steve once, exasperated after listening to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/i-didn-t-believe-in-dragging-souls-into-some-special-club-of-the/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“the point of church isn't to get people to come to church." "No?" said Steve, cocking an eyebrow. "What is it?" It seemed obvious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/the-point-of-church-isn-t-to-get-people-to-come-to-church-no-said/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“Imperialism and exploitation,” he wrote, “spheres of influence, trade barriers, unequal distribution of the world's goods, starvation in the midst of plenty, slums with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/imperialism-and-exploitation-he-wrote-spheres-of-influence-trade/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“He's the thrilling, scary Boyfriend who's going to dare you to do things you'd never dreamed of, shower you with unreasonable presents, and show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/he-s-the-thrilling-scary-boyfriend-who-s-going-to-dare-you-to-do/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“The Bible is not a set of instructions that can give us simple answers,” wrote Webber, “nor a text with which to prove points……](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/the-bible-is-not-a-set-of-instructions-that-can-give-us-simple/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“I'm not always able to think about so much loss without bitterness and anger. I don't know if I'll ever be capable of loving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/i-m-not-always-able-to-think-about-so-much-loss-without-bitterness/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“on a volunteer's shoulders to see Donald break the English muffin. I understood why Christians imagined the kingdom of heaven as a feast: a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/on-a-volunteer-s-shoulders-to-see-donald-break-the-english-muffin-i/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“Feed my sheep, feed my sheep," I repeated. "He didn't say, 'Feed my sheep after you check their ID.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/feed-my-sheep-feed-my-sheep-i-repeated-he-didn-t-say-feed-my-sheep/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“Before I knew anything about church, I'd assumed that most Christians spoke the same language, shared a sense of fellowship, and beyond minor differences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/before-i-knew-anything-about-church-i-d-assumed-that-most-christians/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“Thank God for Jesus. Because, you know, he was here like us, so he knows how hard it is to be a person. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/thank-god-for-jesus-because-you-know-he-was-here-like-us-so-he-knows/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

> [“The endless fights among the faithful had prompted Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, to write that “unity is a gospel imperative when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-miles/the-endless-fights-among-the-faithful-had-prompted-rowan-williams-the/)

[Sara Miles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-miles/)

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