For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.

God is loving us - you and me - this moment, just as we are and not as we should be.

You will trust God to the degree you know you are loved by Him.

The Christ within who is our hope of glory is not a matter of theological debate or philosophical speculation. He is not a hobby, a part-time project, a good theme for a book, or a last resort when all human effort fails. He is our life, the most real fact about us. He is the power and wisdom of God dwelling within us.

The sorrow of God lies in our fear of Him, our fear of life, and our fear of ourselves. He anguishes over our self-absorption and self-sufficiency... God's sorrow lies in our refusal to approach Him when we sinned and failed.

Hope your wildest hopes, dream your maddest dreams, imagine your most fantastic fantasies. Where your hopes and your dreams and your imagination leave off, the love of my Heavenly Father only begins.

God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.