Just because something isn't happening for you right now, doesn't mean it won't happen. God's timing is perfect.

Friendship multiplies joy and divides sorrow.

Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.

It doesn't really matter so much what the words are I don't think - maybe if you're a real expert in prayer you could do it through silence. But I think sometimes it helps to express it and to know you're expressing it to God. Paul talked about praying with your spirit and that's basically what it is, it's expressing what you feel deep down in a language which God gives you.

The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

Church is not an organization you join; it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where you find healing.

There are many things that were harder to discuss back in the 80's and early 90's than they are now, and this also works the opposite way for other things.