Prayer is the human response to the perpetual outpouring of love by which God lays siege to every soul.

Stop trying to impress people with your clothes and impress them with your life.

Simplicity enables us to live lives of integrity in the face of the terrible realities of our global village.

The needed change within us is God's work, not ours. The demand is for an inside job, and only God can work from the inside. We cannot attain or earn this righteousness of the kingdom of God: it is a grace that is given.

Freedom in the Gospel does not mean license. It means opportunity.

Our God is not made of stone. His heart is the most sensitive and tender of all. No act goes unnoticed, no matter how insignificant or small. A cup of cold water is enough to put tears in the eyes of God. God celebrates our feeble expressions of gratitude.

Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit, simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justificat ion