"You have the right to be less than perfect." ~~Monica, The Driver

"God doesn't care how smart you are. He cares about what's in your heart." ~~Monica, The Feather

"God wants every person to be a whole person. A completely unique individual, not half of someone else." ~~Tess, Statute of Limitations

"God sees you just exactly as you are. He sees you more perfectly and more truly than people can. And He loves you more than you can ever imagine." ~~Monica, Statute of Limitations

"God creates us all in His image. There are no second-class citizens, no minorities, no human being greater or lesser than any other. We are all the same in his eyes." ~~Monica, Secret Service

"Nothing made by God is queer. God loves all His creations." ~~Monica, The Violin Lesson

"You've got to stop looking at yourself through your eyes and see yourself through God's eyes." ~~Tess, Smokescreen

"No one really knows you or understands you completely, except the One who made you." ~~Monica

“A perfect soul doesn’t always come in a perfect body.” ~~Tess, Great Expectations

"There's no such thing as an American angel." ~~Andrew, The Compass

"Sometimes what people think of as a flaw is what makes something so special.  Something or someone." ~~ Tess, The Violin Lesson

"In God's eyes you are His beautiful child." ~~ Tess, The Violin Lesson

"God is not the source of hate and confusion.  He is the source and completer of your faith.  And that is what you need now.  Faith that God knows who you really are.  No, you are not perfect.  No one is perfect.  No one.  But God's love is perfect.  And no one can love us better than He can." ~~Tess, The Violin Lesson

"There's someone who'll always let you in... God." ~~Monica, Last Call

"We are all hybrids made up of the best parts of each other." ~~Taylor, An Angel By Any Other Name

“Dear God, sometimes You arrive with a whisper and sometimes you fall into our lives, but whatever you bring to us is always beautiful.  All your dappled things… all the things in this world that seem strange and different.  You’re the Father of us all.” ~~ Monica, Great Expectations

"God doesn't draw borders in His love.  Everyone is equal in His eyes." ~~Monica, An Angel on the Roof

"Everything has a name."  ~~Andrew, Fighting the Good Fight

"Everyone has a right to their theory." ~~Andrew, A House Divided

"We all come from God." ~~Monica, Buy Me a Rose

"I'm not talking about religion, I'm talking about God!" ~~Tess, Here I Am

"God didn't go to college, either." ~~Andrew, Here I Am

"All babies matter to God." ~~Monica, The Invitation

"God doesn't make mistakes.  What God sees as perfect is very different from what the world sees.  The world sees faces that are beautiful and ugly.  The world sees bodies that are strong and weak.  The world sees people succeed or fail.  But God sees hearts.  He sees the love in your soul.  He sees the beauty in your spirit and that's the only thing that finally matters." ~~Monica, An Angel on My Tree

"It's character that decides who you are and what you become, not what schools you attend." ~~Monica, The Penalty Box

"I believe that a person's character is more important than the color of their skin whether you're giving them a loan or interviewing them for a job." ~~Monica, The Impossible Dream

"It's our differences that make us unique, right?" ~~Andrew, The Root of All Evil


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