Paperwork, cleaning the house, dealing with the innumerable visitors who come all through the day, answering the phone, keeping patience and acting intelligently, which is to find some meaning in all that happens-these things, too, are the works of peace, and often seem like a very little way.

Your love for God is only as great as the love you have for the person you love the least.

Where were the saints to try to change the social order, not just to minister to the slaves, but to do away with slavery?

It is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.

Just as the birds of the air are fed, we'll continue to be fed.

Don't worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth.

No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There's too much work to do.