Pilate was merciful till it became risky.

We have failed to practise ourselves the kind of behaviour we expect from other people.

You ask ‘for what’ God wants you. Isn’t the primary answer that He wants you. We’re not told that the lost sheep was sought out for anything except itself [Matthew 18:12-14; Luke 15:3-7]. Of course, He may have a special job for you: and the certain job is that of becoming more and more His.

There must, whether the gods see it or not, be something great in the mortal soul. For suffering, it seems, is infinite, and our capacity without limit.

What can be better than to get out a book on Saturday afternoon and thrust all mundane considerations away till next week.

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.

I seemed to hear God saying, "Put down your gun and we'll talk.