Rabindranath Tagore writes that the song he wanted to sing has never happened because he spent his days "stringing and unstringing" his instrument. Whenever I read these lines a certain sadness enters my soul. I get so preoccupied with the… — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
if I wait to be perfect before I love myself I will always be unsatisfied and ungrateful if I wait until all the flaws, chips, and cracks disappear I will be the cup that stands on the shelf and is… — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
Rabindranath Tagore writes that the song he wanted to sing has never happened because he spent his days "stringing and unstringing" his instrument. Whenever… — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
“You do not always have to be producing, creating, harvesting. Learn to be idle. Learn to rest.” — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
“Life moves so fast that I can easily forget they have happened to me unless I take time to record them.” — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
“No matter how hard I fight to stay "in the light," I will have some darkness in my life. This is as sure as… — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
“Wisdom is a unique manifestation of God, a catalyst for transformation of the human person's life into one of fight and goodness.” — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
if I wait to be perfect before I love myself I will always be unsatisfied and ungrateful if I wait until all the flaws,… — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
No matter how much light I carry within me, there will always be times of feeling lost, being confused, seeking direction. It is the… — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
I heard a wise saying once that has helped me: "Negative feelings are like stray cats. The more you feed them, the more they… — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
Hope is not just one single quality or promise. Hope has to do with believing beyond today— knowing there’s a garden of beauty that… — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
God of peace, you are at the center of my life, a strong refuge of peace in the whirlwind of my pain. I look… — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
Like an ethereal presence You hang out everywhere. Not a naughty or scary goblin, Rather, an inquisitive observer, A concerned, caring custodian, Visiting every… — Joyce Rupp Copy Share Image
