The world
Short Quotes
"In some traditions the Earth itself is considered sacred—-the entire Earth, not one particular place. But the Earth is not sacred; it is just the Earth."
- The Sacred 4/29/08
Long Quotes
"...the world is a place where you have come to serve, to give and to reunite with those whom you are destined to meet, to know and to participate with.... The world is primarily a place to give.... You have come from beyond the world bearing gifts for the world.... Instead of a place to proclaim yourself and to establish yourself, it is a place to get something done behind the scenes, in secret, without recognition and acclaim."
- Greater Community Spirituality, ch. 2, pp. 11-12
"God is not managing the world."
"God is not creating the catastrophes, the storms, the earthquakes, the floods, the droughts."
"God is watching to see how humanity will deal with a world it has changed—a new world, a new and unpredictable world."
- The Recitation (April 1, 2011)