A broken heart is a reminder of our only source of power.

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

Muddled thinking inevitably results in muddled living

We are not asked to SEE," said Amy. "Why need we when we KNOW?" We know--not the answer to the inevitable Why, but the incontestable fact that it is for the best. "It is an irreparable loss, but is it faith at all if it is 'hard to trust' when things are entirely bewildering?

We can't really tell how crooked our thinking is until we line it up with the straight edge of Scripture.

One way to begin to see how vastly indulgent we usually are is to fast. It is a long day that is not broken by the usual three meals. One finds out what an astonishing amount of time is spent in the planning, purchasing, preparing, eating, and cleaning up of meals.

Lonely? Give it to Jesus. The loneliness itself is material for sacrifice.