All our problems are theological ones, William Temple said. All of them have to do with our relationship to God and his to us, and this is precisely why it makes sense to come to God with them.

The man whose eye is single for the glory of Another can be trusted.

One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.

A grandmother's special calling is to pray and to be a fellow worker in the battle in which her children or her grandchildren are engaged.

Are you afraid? Remember the "fear nots" of the Bible.

Silence, as someone has said, is the mother of prayer and the nurse of holy thoughts. Silence cuts down on our sins, doesn't it? We can't be sinning in so many different ways if we are being quiet before God. Silence nourishes patience, charity, discretion.

A little quiet reflection will remind me that yes to God always leads in the end to joy.