Quotes by Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice

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I go fishing in my mind. I put out bait, the bait of my own longing, my desire, and my hunger for connection, for a tug — Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
Writing and prayer are both a form of love, and love takes courage. — Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
Surprise is a major factor in distinguishing an answer to prayer from a projection of my own mental processes. When I ca — Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
If we can't forget, how can we forgive? I believe that forgiving can't be done by willpower alone. I can will myself to — Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
Jesus said, “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. — Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
It occurred to me that when I begin to write, I open myself and wait. And when I turn toward an inner spiritual awarenes — Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
The panther that has stalked yousince you were a childis old now. No longer wild,and tired of guarding the treasureyou y — Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
She begins, “What is the question we spend our entire lives asking?” and answers, “Our question is this: Are we loved? I — Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
Putting words onto paper—when it is done as an honest act of search or connection, rather than as an act of manipulation — Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
God’s love is God’s attention. — Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice