Our opinions are what we'll be known for; our love is what we'll be remembered for

Do less of what you're terrible at and more of what you're good at. I don't know if that sounds too simple, but it's been working for me.

What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.

I think of the church as this bride of Christ, who is incredibly capable of doing amazing things. And so where we see injustice, we come, not with fists clenched but with palms up.

Simply put: love does.

If you get a no from somebody, don't say, 'I'm going to take this as some big cosmic signal.' No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.

Grace works that way. It's a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It's a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place.