What we can do with these means (our own unassisted strength) is still very small compared to what we could do in acting in union with God himself, who created and ultimately controls all other forces.

Two ways of thinking: Human kingdom and human cleverness or God's kingdom and God's cleverness

The key, then, to loving God is to see Jesus, to hold him before the mind with as much fullness and clarity as possible. It is to adore him.

We see that the soul is the deepest and the most vital part of the person as a whole. It is often treated as the person, and we actually do this when we talk about "saving our soul."

God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character.

Almost everything worth doing in human life is very difficult in its early stages and the good we are aiming at is never available at first, to strengthen us when we seem to need it most.

"Spirituality" wrongly understood or pursued is a major source of human misery and rebellion against God.