Jesus disrupts all my partisan inclinations. Allegiances born of partisanship are governed by emotional attachment which is why a great many people can’t talk about politics without getting upset.

I tried to gossip with Teresa of Avila as we walked down the path. This person we both know had done something really foolish, and I wanted to tell Teresa about it because I thought she’d want to know. I don’t know why I thought that.

I told Thomas Kelly about my schedule as we walked along the path. I was proud and thought he’d be impressed. He said, “Gosh, you must be really important. Or maybe you’re trying to prove something?

I told Etty Hillesum that I was upset about a change that had been made as we walked along the path. She laughed and said, “Who isn’t?”

I told John of the Cross about my desire for inner peace as we walked along the path. He said, “The biggest obstacle to attaining inner peace is your desire for inner peace.”