Nothing has ever been said about God that hasn't already been said better by the wind in the pine trees.

God has left sin in the world in order that there may be forgiveness: not only the secret forgiveness by which He Himself cleanses our souls, but the manifest forgiveness by which we have mercy on one another and so give expression to the fact that He is living, by His mercy, in our own hearts.

A life that is without problems may literally be more hopeless, than one that always verges on despair.

None of our prayers should ever be petitions for our own needs: for this is only another subtle way of trying to put ourselves on the same plane as God — acting as if we had no needs, as if we were not creatures, not dependent on Him.

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we cannot cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves?

My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me...you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.

If a man is to live, he must be all alive, body, soul, mind, heart, spirit.