It is when we love the other, the enemy, that we obtain from God the key to an understanding of who He is, and who we are.

For perfect hope is achieved on the brink of despair, when instead of falling over the edge, we find ourselves walking on air.

For each one of us, there is only one thing necessary: to fulfill our own destiny, according to God's will, to be what God wants us to be.

Life is this simple: we are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and the divine is shining through it all the time. This is not just a nice story or a fable, it is true.

The mission of Christian humility in social life is not merely to edify, but to keep minds open to many alternatives. The rigidity of a certain type of Christian thought has seriously impaired this capacity, which nonviolence must recover.

Nevertheless, the liturgy of Ash Wednesday is not focussed on the sinfulness of the penitent but on the mercy of God. The question of sinfulness is raised precisely because this is a day of mercy, and the just do not need a savior.

I shall lead you through the loneliness, the solitude you will not understand; but it is my shortcut to your soul.