God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history.

When you do the first half of life well, you have a good sense of yourself.

Life is not, nor ever has been, a straight line forward ... Life is characterized much more by exception and disorder than by total or perfect order.

Much of what is called Christianity has more to do with disguising the ego behind the screen of religion and culture than any real movement toward a God beyond the small self, and a new self in God.

In the last years, I've been reading the Eastern fathers, the older mystical writings, a rich, deep, and truly traditional Christianity which most Western Christians know almost nothing about. It is very mystical and prayer centered Christianity, with a strong social conscience.

The ego hates losing – even to God.

God is always drawing us closer, blow by blow and bit by bit. And most of the time we do not even know it is happening.