Pain is a holy angel who shows us treasures that would otherwise remain forever hidden; through him men and women have become greater than through all the joys of the world. It must be so and I tell myself this in my present situation over and over again. The pain of suffering and of longing, which can often be felt even physically, must be there, and we cannot and need not talk it away. But it needs to be overcome every time, and thus there is an even holier angel than the one of pain; that is, the one of joy in God.

And after death something new begins, over which all the powers of the world of death can have no more control.

The only man who has the right to say that he is justified by grace alone is the man who has left all to follow Christ.

Whenever Christ calls us, His call leads us to death.

We do God’s work for our brothers and sisters when we learn to listen to them. So often Christians, especially preachers, think that their only service is always to have to 'offer' something when they are together with other people. They forget that listening can be a greater service than speaking. Many people seek a sympathetic ear and do not find it among Christians, because these Christians are talking even when they should be listening.

When our will wholeheartedly enters into the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly.

Jesus' commandment never wishes to destroy life, but rather to preserve, strengthen, and heal life.