Peacemaking is a full-time vocation that includes each member of God's people.

The crisis of our prayer life is that our minds may be filled with ideas of God while our hearts remain far from him.

Hiddenness is the place of purification. In hiddenness we find our true selves.

Real greatness is often hidden, humble, simple, and unobtrusive. It is not easy to trust ourselves and our actions without public affirmation. We must have strong self-confidence combined with deep humility.

We enter into solitude first of all to meet our Lord and to be with him and him alone. Only in the context of grace can we face our sin; only in the place of healing do we dare to show our wounds; only with a singleminded attention to Christ can we give up our clinging fears and face our own true nature.

Joy and laughter are the gifts of living in the presence of God and trusting that tomorrow is not worth worrying about.

The fruits of your labors may be reaped two generations from now. Trust, even when you don't see the results.