I don’t present them in order of importance.  Rather, I read this book last fall, saw it on my shelf, and thought, “Why not start with this one?” You need to know that when I recommend books, I’m not ever endorsing everything I read in the book.  Rather, I’m saying that, on the whole, a person with discernment can be well fed and shaped by the material this author shares.  The quotes, on the other hand, are truths I buy into! Enjoy these as a starter, from Richard Rohr’s “Imm

Look people in the eye and you will discover their intentions.  Not how people laugh.  Listen to how they talk about their parents.  Listen to how they speak about God.  It is not the distant person who is the greatest mystery, but rather precisely our neighbor.  Dietrich Bonhoeffer When silence profound now spreads itself around us, may we yet heart that full voice of the world unseen around us, the hymn sung by all your children.  By benevolent powers wondrously sheltered,