Quotes about Participation

Presence is experienced in a participative way, outside the mind.

spirituality" which means that things are only found to be true in the doing of them.

True religion is always a deep intuition that we are already participating in something very good, in spite of our best efforts to deny it or avoid it.

He wants to be included in every activity, every conversation, every problem, and even every thought.

The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word taught and participates in the Lord's Supper.

Freedom exists only where people take care of the government.

I never get involved in policy. Never.

In a lifetime of observing and participating in political debate, I have seen a lot of meanness.

You cannot win if you're not at the table. You have to be where the action is.

Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner. You must be eating some of what's on that plate. Being here in America doesn't make you an American. Being born here in America doesn't make you an American.

Too many sit at the banquet table of the gospel of Jesus Christ and merely nibble at the feast placed before them. They go through the motions - attending their meetings perhaps, glancing at scriptures, repeating familiar prayers - but their hearts are far away.

One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.