He who fears the face of God does not fear the face of man. He who fears the face of man does not fear the face of God.

We are so afraid of silence that we chase ourselves from one event to the next in order not to have to spend a moment alone with ourselves, in order not to have to look at ourselves in the mirror.

...And then, just when everything is bearing down on us to such an extent that we can scarcely withstand it, the Christmas message comes to tell us that all our ideas are wrong, and that what we take to be evil and dark is really good and light because it comes from God. Our eyes are at fault, that is all.

The Kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies

May God in His mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may He lead us to Himself.

While it is good that we seek to know the Holy One, it is probably not so good to presume that we ever complete the task.

Christian marriage is marked by discipline and self-denial...C hristianity does not therefore depreciate marriage, it sanctifies it.