Quotes from Susan S. Phillips

Day by day we are summoned beyond a safe theological "knowledge of description" to one of unpredictable "acquaintance.

That is really the direction in spiritual direction, as I understand it. As gently as possible, I try to say, It seems as though the light is coming from over there," and I point to it, hoping that I don't point in such a way that I block the person's view.

An encounter with God is not achieved by stripping us of our human nature, but rather by entering into it honestly, as Jesus did. As a

I follow the trail of tears that seems to lead to the heart's truth.

The holy will not be contained. We like to think we can capture, preserve, and cultivate it in buildings, liturgies, curricula, a holy land, people, language. All these, at best, are reminders that direct our attention to God.

The antithesis of fear is not certainty, but rather the vitality of relationship.