A good friend, who knows whereof he speaks, has observed of trials, ‘If it’s fair, it is not a true trial!’ That is, without the added presence of some inexplicableness and some irony and injustice, the experience may not stretch us or lift us sufficiently. The crucifixion of Christ was clearly the greatest injustice in human history, but the Savior bore up under it with majesty and indescribable valor.

We can be walking witnesses and standing sermons to which objective onlookers can say a quiet amen.

We, more than others, should carry jumper and tow cables not only in our cars, but also in our hearts, by which means we can send the needed boost or charge of encouragement or the added momentum to mortal neighbors.

It is so easy to be confrontive without being informative; indignant without being intelligent; impulsive without being insightful.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed than to be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness.

If the Church were not true, our enemies would be bored rather than threatened, and acquiescent rather than anxious. Hell is moved only when things move heavenward.