Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God, your functional savior.

A man must completely despair of himself in order to become fit to obtain the grace of Christ.

We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.

I [i.e., God] have given you baptism as a gift for the forgiveness of sins, and preach to you unceasingly by word of mouth concerning this treasure, sealing it with the Sacrament of my body and blood, so that you need never doubt. True, it seems little and insignificant that by the washing of water, the Word, and the Sacrament this should all be effected. But don't let your eyes deceive you.

The proverb has it that Hunger is the best cook. The Law makes afflicted consciences hungry for Christ. Christ tastes good to them. Hungry hearts appreciate Christ. Thirsty souls are what Christ wants. He invites them: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Christ's benefits are so precious that He will dispense them only to those who need them and really desire them.

Before every great opportunity God gave me a great trial.

Did I not tell you earlier that a Jew is such a noble, precious jewel that God and all the angels dance when he farts?