The world cries for men who are strong; strong in conviction, strong to lead, to stand, to suffer.

I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.

Things happen which would not happen without prayer. Let us not forget that.

Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering. The love of God is of a different nature altogether. It does not hate tragedy. It never denies reality. It stands in the very teeth of suffering.

Our future may look fearfully intimidating, yet we can look up to the Engineer of the Universe, confident that nothing escapes His attention or slips out of the control of those strong hands.

Have we the humility to thank our Father for the gift of pain?

Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering.... The love of God did not protect His own Son.... He will not necessarily protect us - not from anything it takes to make us like His Son. A lot of hammering and chiseling and purifying by fire will have to go into the process.