True discipleship is for volunteers only. Only volunteers will trust the Guide sufficiently to follow Him in the dangerous ascent which only He can lead.

We must endure the contempt of others without reciprocating that contempt.

Many of those engaged in a lemming-like march to the sea are proud of their individualism.

Those who believe for a while make only a brief tour in the kingdom, though thereafter they often feel qualified to inform those who know even less about the Church; but the fact is they were really only tourists - not natives who really knew the kingdom's countryside.

It is only by yielding to God that we can begin to realize His will for us. And if we truly trust God, why not yield to His loving omniscience? After all, He knows us and our possibilities much better than do we.

We cannot lead or draw others to Christ unless we stand closer to Him than they do.

Perfect love is perfectly patient.