In solitude, at last, we’re able to let God define us the way we are always supposed to be defined—by relationship: the I-thou relationship, in relation to a Presence that demands nothing of us but presence itself. Not performance but presence

God, give me a good humiliation every day. It's good for the soul and it's good for the ego.

To the degree you have experienced intimacy with God, you won’t be afraid of death because you’re experiencing the first tastes and promises of heaven in this world.

Jesus is never upset at sinners; he is only upset with people who do not think they are sinners.

If our love of God does not directly influence, and even change, how we engage in the issues of our time on this earth, I wonder what good religion is.

Our job as humans is to make admiration of others and adoration of God fully conscious and deliberate.

All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain.