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Malcolm Boyd Quotes

American - Clergyman | June 8, 1923 - February 27, 2015

Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position.

Fighting Human Need Real Answers

By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way.

God Prayer Way Out Hanging Being

Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.

Meaning Ancestors Role Understood

Also, I walk and hike in several different nearby parks near our home several early mornings a week.

Home Walk Week Early Different Our

But generally I am fine with a capital F; probably in extraordinary shape for a man of my age.

Age Man I Am Extraordinary Shape Am

Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.

Opinion Reality Touch Out Entrenched

Five days a week I drive from our home to the Episcopal Cathedral Center of Los Angeles where I have an office, my computer, and a wonderful sense of community - especially nurtured by the presence of several younger gay men and women who are good friends.

Good Home Women Community Men Drive

However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent.

God Heart Words Way Matters Without

I feel that I communicate best when I am not deliberately being linear. Along this same line, I feel some of the best sermons I've ever heard were in the theatre rather than the pulpit - as, for example, in the Theatre of the Absurd.

Best I Am Theatre Feel Same Line

I find Jesus my confidant and companion, brother and savior; our relationship is intimate, vulnerable, demanding yet comfortable and reassuring.

Relationship Brother Find Comfortable

I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night.

Morning Night Eye Drops Use Both

I have osteoarthritis, which especially affects my knees.

Knees Affects Which

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