The physical presence of other Christians is a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer.

God is in the manger, wealth in poverty, light in darkness, succor in abandonment. No evil can befall us; whatever men may do to us, they cannot but serve the God who is secretly revealed as love and rules the world and our lives.

The Lord confers great honor on his servants when he brings them suffering.

The essence of grace, we suppose, is that the account has been paid in advance; and, because it has been paid, everything can be had for nothing.

Principles are only tools in the hands of God; they will soon be thrown away when they are no longer useful.

It is the voice of the Church that is heard in singing together. It is not you that sings, it is the Church that is singing, and you, as a member of the Church, may share in its song.

The world upon whom grace is thrust as a bargain will grow tired of it.