Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.

God has arranged everything in the universe in consideration of everything else.

The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature.

Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.

Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.

Even in a world that's being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.

Just as a mirror, which reflects all things, is set in its own container, so too the rational soul is placed in the fragile container of the body. In this way, the body is governed in its earthly life by the soul, and the soul contemplates heavenly things through faith.