Holiness has most often been revealed to me in the exquisit… - Anne Lamott

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Holiness has most often been revealed to me in the exquisite pun of the first syllable, in holes- in not enough help, in brokenness, mess. High holy places, with ethereal sounds and stained glass, can massage my illusion of holiness, but in holes and lostness I can pick up the light of small ordinary progress, newly made moments flecked like pepper into the slog and the disruptions.

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Anne Lamott (born 10 April 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer.

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