And this is the marvel of marvels; that he called me Beloved.

Though we cannot experience our life as an endless present, we are eternal in God's eyes; that is, in our deepest reality.

As St. Paul points out, Christ never meant that we were to remain children in intelligence: on the contrary, He told us to be not only "as harmless as doves," but also "as wise as serpents." He wants a child's heart, but a grown-up's head.

The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, 'What? You too? I thought I was the only one!

If you have a religion it must be cosmic.

When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.

When we are wholly His we will be more ourselves than ever.