I see now that my faith was becoming an ally rather than an enemy because I could vent anger freely, even toward God, without fearing retribution.

- Gerald Lawson Sittser

I did not get over the loss of my loved ones; rather, I absorbed the loss into my life, like soil receives decaying matter, until it became a part of…

- Gerald Lawson Sittser

Loss provides an opportunity to take inventory of our lives, to reconsider priorities, and to determine new directions.

- Gerald Lawson Sittser

Loss is like a closed road that forces us to turn around and find another way to our destination. Who knows what we will discover and see along the w…

- Gerald Lawson Sittser

Regret is… an unavoidable result of any loss, for in loss we lose the tomorrow that we needed to make right our yesterday or today.

- Gerald Lawson Sittser

Worry is different from fear. If fear is like a raging fever, worry is a low-grade temperature. It nags at us, simmers in our souls, hovers in the ba…

- Gerald Lawson Sittser

The quickest way for anyone to reach the sun and the light of day is not to run west, chasing after the setting sun, but to head east, plunging into …

- Gerald Lawson Sittser