Only he who gives thanks for the little things receives the big things.

Human love is directed to the other person for his own sake, spiritual love loves him for Christ's sake. Therefore, human love seeks direct contact with the other person; it loves him not as a free person but as one whom it binds to itself.

We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts.

A love that left people alone in their guilt would not have real people as its object. So, in vicarious responsibility for people, and in His love for real human beings, Jesus becomes the one burdened by guilt.

Not hero worship, but intimacy with Christ.

When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.

Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility.