Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.

Hold loosely to the things of this life, so that if God requires them of you, it will be easy to let them go.

Perhaps only when human effort had done it's best and failed, would God's power alone be free to work.

If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.

More and more the distinction between prayer and the rest of life seemed to be vanishing for Betsie.

God raises the level of the impossible.

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.