The Shack Quotes
"There is something joyful about storms that interrupt routine."
"You don’t realize how smart Mack is unless you happen to eavesdrop on a dialogue he might be having with an expert."
"In a world of talkers, Mack is a thinker and doer."
"Those who know him generally like him well enough, providing he keeps his thoughts mostly to himself."
"I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships so will our healing."
"I will never ask you to jump off a cliff, never, ever, ever."
"Whatever happened, in his early twenties he eventually ended up in a seminary in Australia."
"Something in the heart of most human beings simply cannot abide pain inflicted on the innocent, especially children."
"Causing harm to a child is still considered absolutely wrong. Period!"
"Although it certainly felt longer to Mack, the various departments and personalities agreed quickly, and unanimously, to set out in pursuit."
"By now he had only one prayer left: 'Dear God, please, please, please take care of my Missy. I just can’t right now.'"
"As he lay next to her, his fingers tenderly traced the discolored edges and softly he whispered, 'Missy, I’m so sorry. I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you.'"
"Life takes a bit of time and a lot of relationship."
"The love you sense from me is no different from how they love you."
"The human, formed out of the physical material Creation, can once more be fully indwelt by spiritual life, my life."
"You have already proven yourself very capable, even in our short time together. And besides, you have judged many throughout your life."
"Papa isn’t like that, Mackenzie. She’s not punishing you, or Missy, or Nan. This was not his doing."
"Your world is severely broken. You demanded your independence, and now you are angry with the one who loved you enough to give it to you."
"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."
"You must give up your right to decide what is good and evil on your own terms."
"By all accounts, you are quite well-practiced in the activity."
"This life is only the anteroom of a greater reality to come. No one reaches their potential in your world."
"She is a very wise child, our Missy. I am especially fond of her."
"It would be her nature to forgive, if there were anything to forgive, which there is not."
"Perhaps the best way you can understand is for me to give you a quick illustration."
"You are designed to be in community as well, made as you are in our very image."
"The more you know another, the richer the colors of that relationship."
"Most emotions are responses to perception—what you think is true about a given situation."
"Responsibilities and expectations are the basis of guilt and shame and judgment."
"The truth is they are more shadow than reality, so they seem bigger in the dark."
"You can’t clean your face with the same mirror that shows you how dirty you are."
"You love each person differently because of who they are and the uniqueness that they draw out of you."
"An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children."
"If the universe is only a mass of nouns, it is dead. Unless 'I am,' there are no verbs, and verbs are what makes the universe alive."
"Forgiveness is not about forgetting, Mack. It is about letting go of another person's throat."
"Mack, I am God. I forget nothing. I know everything. So forgetting for me is the choice to limit myself."
"Forgiveness does not establish relationship. In Jesus, I have forgiven all humans for their sins against me, but only some choose relationship."
"Forgiveness is first for you, the forgiver, to release you from something that will eat you alive; that will destroy your joy and your ability to love fully and openly."
"Forgiveness does not excuse anything. Believe me, the last thing this man is, is free."
"Don't ever discount the wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy."
"Every time you forgive, the universe changes; every time you reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes."
"Because you are important, everything you do is important."
"If anything matters then everything matters."