It is infinitely easier to suffer in obedience to a human command than to accept suffering as free, responsible men.

There are only two places where the powerful and great in this world lose their courage, tremble in the depths of their souls, and become truly afraid. These are the manger and the cross of Jesus Christ....No priest, no theologian stood at the cradle of Bethlehem. And yet, all Christian theology finds its beginnings in the miracle of miracles, that God became human.

Once a man has truly experienced the mercy of God in his life he will henceforth aspire only to serve.

It is from God that parents receive their children, and it is to God that they should lead them.

Good Friday and Easter free us to think about other things far beyond our own personal fate, about the ultimate meaning of all life, suffering, and events; and we lay hold of a great hope.

The right way to pray is to stretch out our hands and ask of One who we know has the heart of a Father.

If we are to pray aright, perhaps it is quite necessary that we pray contrary to our own heart. Not what we want to pray is important, but what God wants us to pray. The richness of the Word of God ought to determine our prayer, not the poverty of our heart.