The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus's tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.

In the original language, 'Fear the Lord' doesn't mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.

You should not begin to pray for all you want until you realize that in God you have all you need.

If his suffering did not make Jesus give up on us, nothing will.

The world is a dark place, and yet the coming of Jesus Christ shows us no one and nothing is hopeless.

We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.

Only when our greatest love is God, a love that we cannot lose even in death, can we face all things with peace. Grief was not to be eliminated but seasoned and buoyed up with love and hope.