Psychology describes. The Bible prescribes. 'Turn from evil. Let that be the medicine to keep you in health.' Pr 3:7,8.

To be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And the cross always entails loss.

The world looks for happiness through self-assertion. The Christian knows that joy is found in self-abandonment. 'If a man will let himself be lost for My sake,' Jesus said, 'he will find his true self.

Here lies the tremendous mystery - that God should be all-powerful, yet refuse to coerce. He summons us to cooperation. We are honored in being given the opportunity to participate in his good deeds. Remember how He asked for help in performing his miracles: Fill the water pots, stretch out your hand, distribute the loaves.

There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for.

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

Everything if given to God can become your gateway to joy.