The strong hands of God twisted the crown of thorns into a crown of glory; and in such hands we are safe.

Every contrition for sin is apt to encourage a not quite charitable wish that other people should exhibit a similar contrition.

Play and pray; but on the whole do not pray when you are playing and do not play when you are praying.

The most he would do was to promise that the gates of hell should not prevail against it. It is about all that, looking back on the history of the Church, one can feel that they have not done.

You can have money piled to the ceiling but the size of your funeral is still going to depend on the weather.

Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.

The strong hands of God twisted the crown of thorns into a crown of glory; and in such hands we are safe.