Salvation cannot be bought with the currency of obedience; it is purchased by the blood of the Son of God.

No matter how many times you have slipped or fallen, rise up... You are stronger than you realize.

No matter our circumstances, no matter our challenges or trials, there is something in each day to embrace and cherish. There is something in each day that can bring gratitude and joy if only we will see and appreciate it.

You may think you don't have talents, but that is a false assumption, for we all have talents and gifts, every one of us. The bounds of creativity extend far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano. Creation means bringing into existence something that did not exist before-colorful gardens, harmonious homes, family memories, flowing laughter.

We cannot and we must not allow ourselves to get distracted from our sacred duty. We cannot and we must not lose focus on the things that matter most.

There is an important difference between the sorrow for sin that leads to repentance and the sorrow that leads to despair.

As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we discover our own lives and our own happiness.