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

I speak of God's love and grace and redemption and freedom, but when I say "in the context of this community," it is heard differently. To be with people so obviously broken, so obviously handicapped, and here to discover real joy and peace - that makes the Word of God come alive.

In other words, first we must call people to communion with God, to intimacy with God, to a sense of belonging. Most people are lost, confused, alienated. They suffer and struggle immensely in relationships. We have to proclaim loudly and clearly in our actions and in our words that God loves us that we belong to him. That's a call to the mystical life.

Pay attention to the people God puts in your path if you want to discern what God is up to in your life.

Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others.

Community is the fruit of our capacity to make the interests of others more important than our own.

Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day.