I feel the problems I have are meant to purify me.

Our glory is hidden in our pain, if we allow God to bring the gift of himself in our experience of it.

Prayer is not a pious decoration of life but the breath of human existence.

Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the Beloved.

The question is not: How many people take you seriously? How much are you going to accomplish? Can you show some results? but: Are you in love with Jesus?

We just have to recognize life for what it is: a gift to be grateful for, not a property to cling to, hoard, or defend.

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.