God made saints out of far worse people than you.

When it's hardest to pray are usually the times I need to pray the hardest. Not sure if that's irony or common sense.

Sometimes we forget that sin really is optional.

In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus offers more than God's personal email or private cell number - He offers us a heart transplant.

Saints didn't set out to have everyone follow them. Saints set out to follow Jesus, and others followed them in their pursuit of Him.

The commandments are a gift, not a curse. Sin is less about breaking the rules and more about breaking the Father's heart.

I'm a sinner. I don't always love God as strongly as I could or as directly as I should. Ash Wednesday reminds me that it is only through God that I have life; He gave it to me. God forgives. He loves. And He gives this sinner a second chance. Put simply: my God kicks ash.