Possessions are not God's blessing and goodness, but the opportunities of service which he entrusts to us.

Judgement is the forbidden objectivization of the other person which destroys single-minded love. I am not forbidden to have my own thoughts about the other person, to realize his shortcomings, but only to the extent that it offers to me an occasion for forgiveness and unconditional love, as Jesus proves to me.

God is not free from human beings but for them.

There is no way to peace along the way to safety. For peace must be dared. It is the great venture.

When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh.

And if we ask how are we to know where our hearts are, the answer is just as simple - everything which hinders us from loving God above all things and acts as a barrier between ourselves and our obedience to Jesus is our treasure, and the place where our heart is.

Sometimes we just need a firm kick in the pants. An unsmiling expectation that if we mean all these wonderful things we talk about and sing about, then let’s see something to prove it.