Rachel Held Evans, 37
Read an Obituary here
Read her importance here and here.
Rachel wrote in Searching for Sunday:
The purpose of the church, and of the sacraments, is to give the world a glimpse of the kingdom, to point in its direction. When we put a kingdom-spin on ordinary things--water, wine, leadership, marriage, friendship, feasting, sickness, forgiveness--we see that they can be holy, they can point us to something greater than ourselves, a fantastic mystery that brings meaning to everything. We make something sacramental when we make it like the kingdom. Marriage is sacramental when it is characterized by mutual love and submission. A meal is sacramental when the rich and poor, powerful and marginalized, sinners and saints share equal status around the table. A local church is sacramental when it is a place where the last are first and the first are last and those who hunger and thirst are fed. And the church universal is sacramental when it knows no geographic boundaries, no political parties, no single language or culture, and when it advances not through power and might, but through acts of love, joy, and peace and missions of mercy, kindness, and humility.
Jean Vanier, 90
Read on Obituary here.
Read his importance here and here and here.
Jean's 10 rules for life:
- Accept the reality of your body
- Talk about your emotions and difficulties
- Don’t be afraid of not being successful
- In a relationship, take the time to ask: “How are you?”
- Stop looking at your phone. Be present!
- Ask people: “What is your story?”
- Be aware of your own story
- Stop prejudice: meet people
- Listen to your deepest desire and follow it
- Remember that you will die one day
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