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

To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only Him who goes before and no more the road which is too hard for us. Once more, all that self-denial can say is, 'He leads the way, keep close to Him.'

Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one's heart. It means rather to find the way to God and to speak with him, whether the heart is full or empty.

The word of cheap grace has been the ruin of more Christians than any commandment of works.

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

Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating.

So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self- satisfied; in fact, he can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make him aggressive. A fool must therefore be treated more cautiously than a scoundrel.