We're going to worship in eternity. So what does God want me to do while we're here on earth? Practice. Practice worshipping.

You may have done some really nifty things in life, but if you think they're going to get you into Heaven, forget it. The only way any of us are going to get in is by receiving God's gift of grace, which is available to every person.

Help us, oh God, to remember that we are Americans. United not by race or religion or by blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all. When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you, forgive us.

Love pays attention. Love listens to the fears and the doubts of others and treats them with respect. Love accepts others the way Jesus accepts you.

Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.

Only in hindsight do we understand how God intended a problem for good.

The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do.