When spiritual friends share their stories, the others listen without working. They rest. There's nothing to fix, nothing to improve. A spiritual community feels undisturbed quiet as they listen, certainly burdened... but still resting in the knowledge that the life within, the passion for holiness, is indestructible. It needs only to be nourished and released.

Becoming a True Spiritual Community: A Profound Vision of What the Church Can Be (ed. Thomas Nelson Inc, 2007) - ISBN: 9781418554439