Stephen Adly Guirgis

I begrudge God none of this. I do not curse him or bemoan my lot. And though my heart keeps beating only to keep breaking—I do not question why.

“Now I understand why the sun comes up at day and the stars come out at night. I understand why rain falls gently. Now I understand you, Mother”

The world tells me that God is in Heaven and that my son is in Hell. I tell the world the one true thing I know: If my son is in Hell, then there is no Heaven—because if my son sits in Hell, there is no God.

Judas Iscariot committed the one unforgivable sin. Everybody knows it—
EL-FAYOUMY:—The sin of despair!
JUDGE LITTLEFIELD. And then he did the world a favor and hung himself!

was like a catatonic statue of a former human being. And I detected sadness in him. Paralyzing, immobilizing, overwhelming sadness.

He was like a catatonic statue of a former human being. And I detected sadness in him. Paralyzing, immobilizing, overwhelming sadness.

the third day, I remembered how Jesus had said that God has the biggest love for the least of his creatures—and Judas was the leastest creature I had ever seen.

I don’t know why I got the benefit of my doubt, and Judas didn’t get help with his.

And what I want you to trust is the efficacy of divine love if practiced consciously.

I love you, Judas. And all I want—all I want—is to be not just near you—but with you.