Any dance of celebration must weave both the sorrows and the blessings into a joyful step....To heal is to let the Holy Spirit call me to dance, to believe again, even amid my pain, that God will orchestrate and guide my life.

Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not to bring men and women over to our side, but to offer freedom not disturbed by dividing lines.

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

If I were to let my life be taken over by what is urgent, I might very well never get around to what is essential.

You have to listen to the one who calls you beloved. That has to be affirmed over and over again. That is prayer - listening to the voice of the one who calls you "the beloved."

People who read your ideas tend to think that your writings reflect your life.

The gospel word of the day can become like a painting on the walls. of your inner room, the inner room that is your heart.