Monk in the World – John Valters Paintner

“Being a ‘monk in the world,’ or indeed a person of faith, is not a matter of being a Pollyanna – forever cheerfully optimistic, no matter the situation. It’s about knowing that defeat is not the end of the story AND that it will take hard work to reach that hopeful future.”

 — John Valters Paintner, MTS The Online, Self-Study Retreat ~ Exile and Coming Home: An Archetypal Journey through the Scriptures