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.

You are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.

I will offer to Him both my tears and my exultation. Nothing we offer to Him will be lost.

Where reasons are given, we don't need faith. Where only darkness surrounds us, we have no means for seeing except by faith.

Experience had quickly taught her that she could not survive the storms without the anchor of the constraining love of Christ and what she called the "Rock-counsciousness" of the promise given her, "He goeth before.

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.

What God gives in answer to our prayers will always be the thing we most urgently need, and it will always be sufficient.