TO BE HUMAN
means living a life of ups and downs,
experiencing the full range of emotions from great joy to great sorrow.
To resist sorrow, pain, anxiety, and confusion is tantamount to refusing to be human, and we lose much rich experience and closeness to God when we refuse to be our full selves.

- Sarah Parsons
A Clearing Season: Reflections for Lent
From p. 18 of A Clearing Season: Reflections for Lent
by Sarah Parsons. Copyright © 2005 by Sarah Parsons. All Rights Reserved.