The first call which every Christian experiences is the call to abandon the attachments of this world.

Discipleship means adherence to Christ and, because Christ is the object of that adherence, it must take the form of discipleship. An abstract theology, a doctrinal system, a general religious knowledge of the subject of grace or the forgiveness of sins, render discipleship superfluous, and in fact exclude any idea of discipleship whatsoever, and are essentially inimical to the whole conception of following Christ....Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

The physical presence of other Christians is a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer.

A day without morning and evening prayers and personal intercessions is actually a day without meaning or importance.

Neighbourliness is not a quality in other people, it is simply their claim on ourselves.

Time is lost when we have not lived a full human life, time unenriched by experience, creative endeavor, enjoyment, and suffering.

Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.