Fretting springs from a determination to get our own way.
We think we understand another person's struggle until God reveals the same shortcomings in our lives.
The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.
Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion. But strictly speaking, there is no call to that. Service is what I bring to the relationship and is the reflection of my identification with the nature of God.
The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared with Jesus Christ.
A heartless Christian must be a terrible grief to our Lord.