If we’re not careful, our busy, modern lives can blind us from the opportunities around us to connect and serve our neighbors. Elizabeth Passarella, a writer based in New York City, writes and edits for women's magazines such as InStyle and Vogue—along with writing her own two books. With her gift for storytelling, Elizabeth weaves a tapestry of everyday experiences, unveiling the parts of life that often go unnoticed. Through shared spaces and unexpected bonds that come with living in New York City, Elizabeth learns the profound truth that we are not meant to walk alone.
Quotes
“I love that throughout history, throughout the Bible, God has told His people to go to inhospitable places or stay in hard circumstances and persevere, and that He will never leave them alone. He is in the fire with them, He is in the fire with us.” - Elizabeth Passarella
“We know the verses of Jeremiah 29:11: ‘I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper and not to harm you, to give you hope and a future.’ Those are beautiful words, but before those verses, God told the people who were entering a strange city—a hostile place, where they were going to be exiled and face so much uncertainty. And He said to them, ‘Settle down, plant gardens, have babies, love your neighbors, seek the peace and prosperity of the city.’ Those words are my marching orders in life.” - Elizabeth Passarella
“Our circumstances are always shifting, and we can feel like we are wandering in the wilderness. But God is constant, and He is in the wilderness with us. He wants us to put down roots wherever He leads us, and He wants us to invest in our neighbors, even if that environment feels very foreign.” - Elizabeth Passarella
“God says we are not meant to do life alone. I have seen Him just slowly softening my self-sufficient little heart and showing me what can be gained by serving and letting people serve me, which I think is so much harder for so many of us. We can serve, but we don't want anyone to serve us or we don't want to have to be vulnerable and be needy. And it goes both ways. And that is what the beauty of the body of Christ is.” - Elizabeth Passarella
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