Ted Loder Quotes:

Empower me to be a bold participant, rather than a timid saint in waiting, in the difficult ordinariness of now; to exercise the authority of honesty, rather than to defer to power, or deceive to get it; to influence someone for justice, rather than impress anyone for gain and, by grace, to find treasures of joy, of friendship, of peace hidden in the fields of the daily you give me to plow.

Topics: Honesty, Exercise, Giving, Ordinariness

Laughter is a holy thing. It is as sacred as music and silence and solemnity, maybe more sacred. Laughter is like a prayer, like a bridge over which creatures tiptoe to meet each other. Laughter is like mercy; it heals. When you can laugh at yourself, you are free.

source: - Ted Loder (2004). “Tracks in the Straw: Tales Spun from the Manger”, p.73, Augsburg Books

Topics: Prayer, Fun, Laughter, Laugh At Yourself

Eternal God, lead me now out of the familiar setting of my doubts and fears, beyond my pride and my need to be secure into a strange and graceful ease with my true proportions and with yours; that in boundless silence I may grow strong enough to endure and flexible enough to share your grace.

source: - Ted Loder “Guerrillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle”, Augsburg Books

Topics: Strong, Pride, Silence, Doubt And Fear

When you can laugh at yourself, you are free.

Topics: Laughing, Laugh At Yourself