Waiting is a period of learning. The longer we wait, the more we hear about him for whom we are waiting.

Our efforts to disconnect ourselves from our own suffering end up disconnecting our suffering from God's suffering for us. The way out of our loss and hurt is in and through.

We have to keep asking ourselves: 'What does it all mean? What is God trying to tell us? How are we called to live in the midst of all this?' Without such questions our lives become numb and flat.

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.

The beginning and the end of all Christian leadership is to give your life for others.

By prayer, community is created as well as expressed.

My writing has developed drastically . The Return of the Prodigal Son is the most important thing I've done, and my most mature book.