Compassion can never coexist with judgement because judgement creates the distance, the distinction, which prevents us from really being with the other.

If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend.

The pain that comes from deep love makes your love more fruitful. It is like a plow that breaks the ground to allow the seed to take root.

In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.

It's not easy to sit and trust that in solitude God will speak to you - not as a magical voice but that God will let you know something gradually over the years. And in that word from God you will find the inner place from which to live your life. Solitude is where spiritual ministry begins. That's where Jesus listened to God. That's where we listen to God.

Jesus says, "Keep your heart on the kingdom first. Keep your heart on God's love. Keep focused on the fact that you are God's beloved daughter or son. That's the truth of who you are.

Life is a gift, not to possess, but to share.