For Jesus, the question wasn’t, “How do I get into heaven?” but “How do I bring heaven here? - Rob Bell

Churches and religious communities and organizations can claim to speak for God while at the same time actually being behind the movement of God that is continuing forward in the culture around them . . .

without their participation.

The Psalms show us what healthy spiritual life looks like. You name everything that's happening inside of you. You give it language and expression, You articulate exactly what the desolation feels like. If you don't drag it up and give it words, then it's buried down in your being somewhere. And it will come out in other ways. Unhealthy, destructive ways. You'll keep it bottled up. And you'll be miserable.

Why blame the dark for being dark? It is far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it could be.