We are not meant to die merely in order to be dead. God could not want that for the creatures to whom He has given the breath of life. We die in order to live.

Among the most joyful people I have known have been some who seem to have had no human reason for joy. The sweet fragrance of Christ has shown through their lives.

The process of shaping the child, shapes also the mother herself. Reverence for her sacred burden calls her to all that is pure and good, that she may teach primarily by her own humble, daily example.

...Ponnammal set the example for the others by quietly doing what they did not care to do. Her spirit created a new climate in the place, and the time came when there was not one nurse who would refuse to do whatever needed to be done.

Faith has to be exercised in the midst of ordinary, down-to-earth living.

God is God. I dethrone Him in my heart if I demand that he act in ways that satisfy my idea of justice.

No one whose first concern is feeling good can be a disciple. We are called to carry a cross and to glorify God.