Only reckless confidence in a Source greater than ourselves can empower us to forgive the woulds inflicted by others.

I asked for wonder, and He gave it to me.

Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.

There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.

* Recognize that God is with you. * Acknowledge God knows what He's doing. * Search for God's will: the path He desires you to take in life. * Consider what God did for you when He sent Jesus to die on the cross (forgiveness and righteousness)

Without fear I can acknowledge that the authentic Christian tension is not between life and death, but between life and life.

Authentic faith leads us to treat others with unconditional seriousness and to a loving reverence for the mystery of the human personality. Authentic Christianity should lead to maturity, personality, and reality. It should fashion whole men and women living lives of love and communion. False, manhandled religion produces the opposite effect. Whenever religion shows contempt or disregards the rights of persons, even under the noblest pretexts, it draws us away from reality and God.