When I am with a group of human beings committed to hanging in there through both the agony and the joy of community, I have a dim sense that I am participating in a phenomenon for which there is only one word...."glory."

Love always requires courage and involves risk.

We skim over the surface thoughtlessly. But we must acknowledge that thinking well is a time-consuming process. We can't expect instant results. We have to slow down a bit, and take the time to contemplate, meditate, and even pray. It is the only route to a more meaningful and efficient existence.

I make no distinction between the mind and the spirit, and therefore no distinction between the process of achieving spiritual growth and achieving mental growth. They are one and the same.

If we want to be heard we must speak in a language the listener can understand and on a level at which the listener is capable of operating.

If we know exactly where we're going, exactly how to get there, and exactly what we'll see along the way, we won't learn anything.

Doubt is often the beginning of wisdom.