A person acting from a motivation of contribution and service rises to such a level of moral authority that worldly success is a natural result.

We lack faith in *what* exists within us because we lack faith in *Who* exists within us.

Every moment is an invitation to live out of your weakness or to live out of your strength.

I think the media has become incredibly corrupt. We used to have a profound tradition of investigative journalism in the United States. Some journalists were real heroes, such as Bob Woodward who helped uncover the Watergate scandal. But today he is leading the opposite charge, trying to bring down the careers of people and score easy victories. In other words, those who used to bust the status quo have now become the status quo.

If you allow yourself to deepen with midlife, your experience of everything deepens, including your experience of God.

Humanity's mission is to find a peace that lies beyond the veil - a peace that is not of this world. The peace that is not of this world is not dependent on human circumstances.

The only thing missing in any situation is that in which you are not giving