Earthly possessions dazzle our eyes and delude us into thinking that they can provide security and freedom from anxiety. Yet all the time they are the very source of anxiety.

We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. God will be constantly crossing our paths and canceling our plans by sending us people with claims and petitions.

The gift of Christ is not the Christian religion, but the grace and love of God which culminate in the cross.

The future and the hope for the middle class church lies in the renewal of its lifeblood, which is only possible if the church succeeds in winning the working class.

Certainly one must try everything, but only to become more certain what God's way is.

We are to find God in what we know, not in what we don't know.

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