Listen to your life. Listen to what happens to you because it is through what happens to you that God speaks...It's in language that's not always easy to decipher, but it's there powerfully, memorably, unforgettably.

Lord, I believe; help my unbelief' is the best any of us can do really, but thank God it is enough.

Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage.

Prayers out of, very often, not the most religious part of me, but the most anxious part of me, the most desperately loving, fearing part of me.

Joy is a mystery because it can happen anywhere, anytime, even under the most unpromising circumstances, even in the midst of suffering, with tears in its eyes.

To believe in Christ is to give your heart to Christ, which means not to affirm things about Christ, but it's like what you mean when you say, "I believe in my friend."

Pay attention to the things that bring a tear to your eye or a lump in your throat because they are signs that the holy is drawing near.