The authority of example and considerations of character, unlike pudding, are not whipped up in an instant.

Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words.

The prompting that goes unresponded to may not be repeated. Writing down what we have been prompted with is vital. A special thought can be lost later in the day through the rough and tumble of life. God should not, and may not, choose to repeat the prompting if we assign what is given such a low priority as to put it aside.

Although goal setting can clearly be overdone, only a few people are overly involved with goals and goal setting; most people do far too little goal setting, including the reflecting that precedes the setting of such goals. Too many marriages have financial goals but not other explicit goals. Yet the gospel is certainly goal-oriented.

You rock a sobbing child without wondering if today's world is passing you by, because you know you hold tomorrow tightly in your arms.

Patience helps us to view imperfections in others more generously to the end that we may learn to be more wise than they have been.

Love is never wasted, even if it is not reciprocated.