Patience asks us to live the moment to the fullest, to be completely present to the moment, to taste the here and now, to be where we are.

When we have sold our identity to the judges of this world, we are bound to become restless, because of a growing need for affirmation and praise.

Our lives are unique stones in the mosaic of human existence -- priceless and irreplaceable.

Every time you reject yourself, you idealize others

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.

Ministers are powerless people who have nothing to boast of except their weaknesses. But when the Lord whom they serve fills them with His blessing they will move mountains and change the hearts of people wherever they go.

When you are still young and not yet adult, you want to hold everything in your own hands, but if you have your hands open toward prayer, you are able to stretch out your arms and let yourself be led without knowing where. You know only the freedom which God's breath has brought you will lead to new life, even if the cross is the only sign of it you can see.