The secret of each of our hearts is that we need God. We need the gift of grace to integrate our energy and to learn to love respectfully and well.

The secret of our lives is that we also need one another; that through our relationships we encounter the face of God.

The secret of hope is that love and graciousness are available to us personally and communally through our willingness to walk in trust.

-Fran Ferder and John Heagle, “Tender Fires”