If we think that this life is all there is to life, then there is no interpretation of our problems, our pain, not even of our privileges. But everything changes when we open up to the possibility that God's story is really our story too.

Patience is more than a virtue for long lines and slow waiters. Patience is the red carpet upon which God's grace approaches us.

Courage does not panic; it prays. Courage does not bemoan; it believes. Courage does not languish; it listens

The wizard [of Oz] says look inside yourself and find self. God says look inside yourself and find [the Holy Spirit]. The first will get you to Kansas. The latter will get you to heaven. Take your pick.

Whether or not storms come, we can not choose. But where we stare during a storm, that we can.

For those who never pray, maybe now you will. For those of us who attempt to pray, maybe we can pray more.

If relationships matter most then [at the end of our lives], shouldn't they matter most now?