Shalom is the substance of the biblical vision of one community embracing all creation. It refers to all those resources and factors which make communal harmony joyous and effective. . . . It is well-being that exists in the very midst of threats—from sword and drought, and from wild animals. It is well-being of a material, physical, historical kind, not idyllic "pie in the sky," but "salvation" in the midst of trees and crops and enemies. — Walter Brueggemann
Daily Manna
We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. — Joseph Campbell