332 Quotes by Shane Claiborne

Lord, in our work for justice, let us not seek after martyrdom for its own sake, but neither let us turn away from your truth because we fear suffering. Give us grace to live faithfully whatever the cost. Amen.

God can use anything, and anyone – even a king or a president, even a tax collector or a businessman, a priest or a prostitute, a Republican or a Democrat.

It doesn’t matter who you are. Everyone has something to offer the movement of justice.

We know the Church wasn’t born 200 years ago. It’s encouraging to see some of the post-denominational churches actually wanting to reconnect with the story and the prayer life of the larger Church.

It’s not that the law has no meaning; it’s just that grace has the last word.

Church father Ignatius said that if our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, and the hungry, then we are guilty of heresy.

The church is like Noah’s ark. It stinks, but if you get out of it, you’ll drown.

There’s an understanding of common prayer that I think we’re seeing grow, more and more. When I travel, I hear from people who are deeply touched that our common prayer takes time to remember some of the terrible tragedies that have happened around the world.

Jeanne de Chantal, seventeenth-century founder of the Order of the Visitation, said, “No matter what happens, be gentle with yourself.