The disciple simply burns his boats and goes ahead. He is called out... The old life is left behind, and completely surrendered. The disciple is dragged out of his relative security into a life of absolute insecurity... out of the realm of the finite...into the realm of infinite possibilities.

Self-justification and judging others go together, as justification by grace and serving others go together.

Christians have forgotten that the ministry of listening has been committed to them by Him who is Himself the great listener and whose work they should share. We should listen with the ears of God that we may speak the Word of God.

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

A person who loves community tends to destroy it. But a person who loves people creates community wherever he goes.

Monastic life thus became a living protest against the secularization of Christianity, against the cheapening of grace.

Advent creates people, new people.