Of one thing I am perfectly sure: God's story never ends with 'ashes.

The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.

Holiness has never been the driving force of the majority. It is, however, mandatory for anyone who wants to enter the kingdom.

A prayerful heart and an obedient heart will learn, very slowly and not without sorrow, to stake everything on God Himself.

God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.

Nothing trains and teaches so powerfully as love. Love attracts. it does not coerce. If the aim of parents is to teach their children to love God they must show their love for Him by loving each other and loving the children.

One step at a time, over the years, as I sought to plumb the mystery of suffering (which cannot be plumbed), I began to see that there is a sense in which everything is a gift. Even my widowhood.