Ernest Holmes wrote on finding the Christ, "We believe in our own soul---the only immediate testimony you and I will ever have that we existed or that God existed or that Jesus showed us a way. We believe in every way-shower. We glean from them what is valuable for us in this moment and leave the rest behind."
From Brennan Manning we learn: "Silent solitude makes true speech possible and personal. If we are not in touch with our own belovedness, then we cannot touch the sacredness of others. If we are estranged from ourselves, we are likewise a stranger to others."