“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering.
Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”
~Thich Nhat Hanh~
People are hurting
People need help
People are in pain
People have problems
People want routine
People want to believe they will be saved
People are looking for relief
People are looking for a quick fix
People want an hour of power
People want to shout
People want to sing
People want a way to release energy
People want a good-feeling thing
People want the hype and then more hype
People want a fortune cookie sermon…“That sermon was just for me!”
People really want to break free and be soulful, but they think they have to follow the masses when what they seek is hiding inside of them; not a building, not another, not a sermon, not a song and not a book…it’s already there…it always has been.
~By Ridea Richardson – written while sitting at a church in Baltimore Maryland watching people