Loneliness is a required course for leadership.

He is always doing something--the very best thing, the thing we ourselves would certainly choose if we knew the end from the beginning. He is at work to bring us to our full glory.

Ordinary work, which is what most of us do, most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary.

We never know what God has up His sleeve. You never know what might happen; you only know what you have to do now.

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.

For one who has made thanksgiving the habit of his life, the morning prayer will be, 'Lord, what will you give me today to offer back to you?'

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