The pursuit of purity is not about the suppression of lust, but about the reorientation of one's life to a larger goal.

The church is only the church when it exists for others. To make a start, it should give away all its property to those in need. The clergy must live solely on the free-will offerings of their congregations, or possibly engage in some secular calling. The church must share in the secular problems of ordinary human life, not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live in Christ, to exist for others.

Just as our love for God begins with listening to God's Word, the beginning of love for other Christians is learning to listen to them.

Your life as a Christian should make non believers question their disbelief in God.

God is not free from human beings but for them.

Will not the very moment of great disillusionment with my brother or sister be incomparably wholesome for me becuase it so thoroughly teaches me that both of us can never live by our own words and deeds, but only by that one Word and deed that really binds us together, the forgiveness of sins in Jesus Christ? The bright day of Christian community dawns wherever the early morning mists of dreamy visions are lifting

Once again, Jesus calls those who follow him to share his passion.