The more quickly we loosen our grip on the things of the world the more firmly we can take hold of the things of eternity.

Life is an 'open-book' exam, but the problem is that most of the students don't have the 'book', or refuse to open it-a fact that ought to spur us on as Church members to share the gospel more widely so that life would be meaningful for more people.

We should not assume; however, that just because something is unexplainable by us, it is unexplainable.

The cavity which suffering carves into our souls will one day also be the receptacle of joy.

The imperfections of others never release us from the need to work on our own shortcomings.

Our journey is demanding enough that the need for reassurance as well as reminders is constant.

There are also flat periods in life which may well be the periods during which-before new lessons come- the past lessons of life are allowed to seep, quietly and deeply, into the marrow of the soul. These outwardly flat periods, when enduring well may not seem very purposeful,, are probably the times when needed attitudinal alignments are quietly occurring.