Intercessory prayer is the purifying bath into which the individual and the community must enter every day.

It is the voice of the Church that is heard in singing together. It is not you that sings, it is the Church that is singing, and you, as a member of the Church, may share in its song.

Desires to which we cling closely can easily prevent us from being what we ought to be and can be; and on the other hand, desires repeatedly mastered for the sake of present duty make us richer.Lack of desire is poverty.

Desires repeatedly mastered for the sake of present duty make us richer. Lack of desire is poverty.

Love, in the sense of spontaneous, unreflective action, spells the death of the old man.

Every sermon must contain a certain shot of heresy.

It is not in our life that God's help and presence must still be proved, but rather God's presence and help have been demonstrated for us in the life of Jesus Christ. It is in fact more important for us to know what God did to Israel, to his Son Jesus Christ, than to seek what God intends for us today.