I had a very angry father and was disconnected from my family. William P. Young More Quotes by William P. Young More Quotes From William P. Young The world in many ways would be a much calmer and gentler place if women ruled. There would have been fewer children sacrificed to the gods of greed and power. William P. Young greed would-be children Why do children love to hide and seek? Ask any person who has a passion to explore and discover and create. The choice to hide so many wonders from you is an act of love that is a gift inside the process of life. William P. Young passion choices children Forgiveness does not create a relationship. Unless people speak the truth about what they have done and change their mind and behavior, a relationship of trust is not possible. When you forgive someone you certainly release them from judgment, but without true change, no real relationship can be established. William P. Young forgiving real people Living unloved is like clipping a bird's wings and removing its ability to fly. William P. Young shack wings bird Truth will set you free. And Truth has a name. William P. Young truth-will-set-you-free names I often find that getting head issues out of the way first makes the heart stuff easier to work on later. William P. Young issues stuff heart You... were created to be loved. So for you to live as if you were unloved is a limitation, not the other way around... Living unloved is like clipping a bird's wing and removing its ability to fly... A bird is not defined by being grounded but by his ability to fly. Remember this, humans are defined not by their limitations, but by the intentions I have for them; not by what they seem to be, but by everything it means to be created in my image. Love is NOT the limitation; love is the flying. I AM love. William P. Young wings love-is mean It's quite simple really. Being always transcends appearance-that which only seems to be. Once you begin to know the being behind the very pretty or very ugly face, as determined by your bias, the surface appearances fade away until they simple no longer matter. That is why Elousia is such a wonderful name. God, who is the ground of all being, dwells in, around, and through all things-ultimately emerging as the real-and appearances that mask that reality will fall away. William P. Young real simple fall Authority, as you usually think of it, is merely the excuse the strong use to make others conform to what they want. William P. Young strong use thinking I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships so will our healing, and I know that grace rarely makes sense for those looking in from the outside. William P. Young pain hurt relationship And the Law that once contained impossible demands -- Thou Shalt Not... -- actually becomes a promise we fulfill in you. William P. Young demand law promise You don't play a game or color a picture with a child to show your superiority. Rather, you choose to limit yourself so as to facilitate and honor that relationship. William P. Young color games children Women, in general, will find it difficult to turn from a man and stop demanding that he meets their needs, provides security, and protects their identity, and return to me. Men, in general, find it very hard to turn from the works of their hands, their own quests for power and security and significance, and turn to me. William P. Young identity men hands The 'will to power and independence' has become so ubiquitous that it is now considered normal. William P. Young will-power independence normal Let me say for now that we knew once the Creation was broken, true fathering would be much more lacking than mothering. Don't misunderstand me, both are needed- but an emphasis on fathering is necessary because of the enormity of its absence William P. Young parenting broken father In seminary he had been taught that God had completely stopped any overt communication with moderns, preferring to have them only listen to and follow sacred Scripture, properly interpreted, of course. God's voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellects. It seemed that direct communication with God was something exclusively for the ancients and uncivilized, while educated Westerner's access to God was mediated and controlled by the intelligentsia. Nobody wanted God in a box, just in a book. William P. Young communication voice book When we three spoke ourselves into human existences the Son of God, we became fully human. We also chose to embrace all the limitation that this entailed. Even though we have always been present in this created universe, we now became flesh and blood. It would be like this bird (a jay), whose nature it is to fly, choosing to only walk and remain grounded. He doesn't stop being a bird, but it does alter his experience of life significantly. William P. Young bird blood son He was sick of God and God's religion, sick of all the little religious social clubs that didn't seem to make any real difference or affect any real changes. William P. Young differences real religious Pain has a way of clipping our wings and keeping us from being able to fly. William P. Young able pain wings So no, I’m not too big on religion...and not very fond of politics or economics either...And why should I be? They are the man-created trinity of terrors that ravages the earth and deceives those I care about. What mental turmoil and anxiety does any human face that is not related to one of those three? William P. Young anxiety care men
