Marisa Donnelly

Physical Touch: Purchase a massage for someone you love, or if you’re feeling extra lovey-dovey, pamper them with your own two hands.

Pain is of this world, not of God.

Eye contact.

I’m scared of how you hold my hand with such gentleness, it feels like coming home.

Let love transform you, not define you. Let love bloom within you, not build your sense of self. Let love teach you, not tell you how to live. Let love become a part of you, not your identity.

Be an active Christian. Not a timid Christian. Not a passive Christian. Not a perfect Christian. But one who loves with everything you have because that is how our Father first loved us.

Be brave. Shatter expectations. Say no, say yes. Scream your hopes to the sky. Shine with all your brilliance, even if you make mistakes along the way.

You’d rather keep your thoughts or feelings to yourself than risk hurting your partner’s feelings or starting an argument.

I will not let myself be defined by a man who walked away.

Cancer: Your need for security.

I bring passion
into places where there is none. I turn flickers
into flames.

“I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.” — Psalm 120:1