Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides.

A whole lot of us believers, of all different religions, are ready to turn back the tide of madness by walking together, in both the dark and the light - in other words, through life - registering voters as we go, and keeping the faith.

Charles had once remarked that holding onto a resentment was like eating rat poison and waiting for the rat to die.

So Rita and I decided that the most subversive, revolutionary thing I could do was to show up for my life and not be ashamed.

When you pray, you are not starting the conversation from scratch, just remembering to plug back into a conversation that's always in progress.

Teenagers who do not go to church are adored by God, but they don't get to meet some of the people who love God back.

Just don't pretend you know more about your characters than they do, because you don't. Stay open to them. It's teatime and all the dolls are at the table. Listen. It's that simple.