As long as hope does not embrace and transform the thought and action of men, it remains topsy-turvy and ineffective.

The present time of believers is no longer determined by the past. It takes its definition from the future.

The turn from this end [despair] to a new beginning came from three things. A blooming cherry tree, the unexpected kindness of Scottish workers and their families, and the Bible.

Hope is lived when it comes alive, when we go outside of ourselves and, in joy and pain take part in the lives of others.

There are various names for this 'Spirit of Life' because there are various life experiences.

. . . if we have children. When they are just born we do everything for them. We are omnipotent, they are completely dependent on us, but then when they grow up you must take back your influence on them, to give them freedom.

The knowledge of the cross brings a conflict of interest between God who has become man and man who wishes to become God.