Freedom comes not from resisting truth, but from applying it.

The greatest good we can do in helping others become what they can become will be to lead them to the Savior.

We need strong Christians who can persevere against hardship, who can sustain hope through tragedy, who can lift others by their example and their compassion, and who can consistently overcome temptations. We need strong Christians who can make important things happen by their faith and who can defend the truth of Jesus Christ against moral relativism and militant atheism. What is the source of such moral and spiritual power, and how do we obtain it? The source is God. Our access to that power is through our covenants with Him.

Hard-earned achievement brings a sense of self-worth. Work builds and refines character, creates beauty, and is the instrument of our service to one another and to God. A consecrated life is filled with work, sometimes repetitive, sometimes menial, sometimes unappreciated but always work that improves, orders, sustains, lifts, ministers, aspires.

A God who makes no demands, is the functional equivalent of a God who does not exist.

Any pain entailed in repentance will always be far less than the suffering required to satisfy justice for unresolved transgression.

All of us can meet God's high expectations.