Ministry means the ongoing attempt to put one's own search for God, with all the moments of pain and joy, despair and hope, at the disposal of those who want to join this search but do not know how.

We cannot make it rain but we can see to it that the rain falls on prepared soil.

Solitude is the place of purification and transformation, the place of the great struggle and the great encounter.

I really believe that what we finally want is to know God, as God has come to be known through Jesus. Knowledge is knowledge of the heart - the Spirit - I would say. It is the Spirit in us who reveals God.

...When you can look into the face of human beings and you have enough light to recognize them as your brothers and sisters. Up until then it is night and darkness is still with us. Let us pray for the light. It is the peace the world cannot give.

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

As we are involved in unceasing thinking, so we are called to unceasing prayer.