Jan L. Richardson Quotes & Sayings

What we choose, changes us. What we love, transforms us. — Jan L. Richardson

to follow God does not often mean traveling with certainty about where God will lead us. Rather, following God propels us to be present to the place where we are, for this is the very place where God shows up. — Jan L. Richardson

God of wilderness, God of wildness, lead me to the quiet places of my soul. In stillness, in openness, may I find my strength. — Jan L. Richardson

The season of Advent means there is something on the horizon the likes of which we have never seen before ... What is possible is to not see it, to miss it, to turn just as it brushes past you. And you begin to grasp what it was you missed, like Moses in the cleft of the rock, watching God's [back] fade in the distance. So stay. Sit. Linger. Tarry. Ponder. Wait. Behold. Wonder. There will be time enough for running. For rushing. For worrying. For pushing. For now, stay. Wait. Something is on the horizon. — Jan L. Richardson