Father sat down on the edge of the narrow bed. "Corrie," he began gently, "when you and I go to Amsterdam-when do I give you your ticket?" I sniffed a few times, considering this. "Why, just before we get on the train." "Exactly. And our wise Father in heaven knows when we're going to need things, too. Don't run out ahead of Him, Corrie. When the time comes that some of us will have to die, you will look into your heart and find the strength you need-just in time.

Don't hold onto anything so tightly that Jesus can't take it from you.

There are no 'if's' in God's world. And no places that are safer than other places. The center of His will is our only safety - let us pray that we may always know it!

You can't love God without loving the Jewish people.

Lord, we claim your strength to serve you, no matter what our circumstances may be. Amen.

Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding.

Child, you have to learn to see things in the right proportions. Learn to see great things great and small things small.