15 Quotes by Kathy Escobar

I believe in every part of my soul that one of the most world-changing practices of love is to help create corrective experiences for people – to have them experience, in the flesh, something different than the damage they received in their family, life, or church.

We can often become so focused on tangible care, connection, or advocacy with others that we neglect our own souls.

I think if Jesus was here teaching in the flesh again, he’d be turning over tables, clearing out churches, and raising some serious ruckus over how we are not only missing the point but are continuing to damage far too many people in the name of God.

Part of the practice of celebrating is pausing and owning our own healing, movement, change, and positive shifts in our lives. It starts with us. It helps to look at where we’ve been, where we are now, what we’ve overcome, what we’ve survived, what we’ve learned, how we’ve changed.

A core principle in our Refuge group is that we all can be an advocate and we all need an advocate. They are not mutually exclusive.

Many of us were also taught that Jesus saves us from our pain and we’re supposed to be “above it” instead of remembering Jesus entered pain directly – his own and the world’s – to transform it.