“I am not tempted by God but I love his trappings.”

“I sat at the back, listening to the music or mumbling through the sevice. I'm never tempted by God, but I like his trappings.”

“In the fire of his embrace, all that was her ceased to exist. Only what was God remained. I am. The cloisterbell, the voice of Christ. He spoke again: I am. She tried to obey but was frozen in beauty, like a fly trapped in amber. She could not move. Nothing exists apart from me. Self had been an illusion, a dream. God dreaming.”

“Even though I only just found out that I was adopted, God has always known, and he has always loved me. And since that has never changed, therefore nothing has essentially changed. I may not be who I thought I was, but I still am who he says I am. I am more. I am loved. I am his.”

“I would be a fool to lose my heart to him, but I am tempted more each day.”

“God is good and I am always loved.”