One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

It is infinitely easier to suffer in obedience to a human command than to accept suffering as free, responsible men.

What is the "extraordinary"? It is the love of Jesus Christ himself, love that goes to the cross in suffering obedience.

In Jesus Christ we have been chosen from eternity, accepted in time, and united for eternity.

Time is lost when we have not lived a full human life, time unenriched by experience, creative endeavor, enjoyment, and suffering.

It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich!

Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.