To become grateful, I must learn that I can handle disappointment and delayed gratification with grace and perseverance. This is why practices such as fasting and simplicity are such powerful tools for transformation. The experience of frustration and disappointment is irreplaceable in the development of a grateful heart.

Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.

One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.

Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.

The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God's plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!

Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.

We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.