Love is never convenient-and rarely painless

Rarely do we invest the time to open the book of another's life. When we do, we are usually surprised to find its cover so misleading and its reviews so flawed.

My grandfather, a devout Christian, had the gift of healing.

Psychologists tested the story of the Good Samaritan. What they learned gives us reason to pause. The greatest determinant of who stopped to help the stranger in need was not compassion, morality, or religious creed. It was those who had the time. Makes me wonder if I have time to do good.

It is a peculiar thing to believe that you know someone intimately only to find that you really do not. It is like finishing a book only to discover that you have missed several key chapters. THE LETTER Chapter 9 page 104

Broken vows are like broken mirrors. They leave those who held to them bleeding and staring at fractured images of themselves.

The sin of the desert is knowing where the water is and not sharing it.