You are as close to God as you choose to be.
You will be tempted by the need to feed yourself.
Our efforts to help the poor does not mean we're going to eradicate poverty.
I have the greater glory of God, the history is His story, that He is in charge and ultimately He knows what He's doing.
Your commitments can develop you or destroy you, but either way, they will define you.
God knows what it's like to lose a son.