We are chosen for joy. However hard the Christian way, it is both in the traveling and in the goal, the way of joy.

Jesus was clear that He had come, not to make life easy, but to make men great.

Faith is not only commitment to the promises of Christ; it is also commitment to his demands.

Timothy's great value was that he was always willing to go anywhere; and in his hands a message was as safe as if Paul had delivered it himself. Others might be consumed with selfish ambition; but Timothy's one desire was to serve Paul and Jesus Christ. He is the patron saint of all those who are quite content with the second place, so long as they can serve.

Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross.

When we believe that God is Father, we also believe that such a father's hand will never cause his child a needless tear. We may not understand life any better, but we will not resent life any longer.

True prayer is asking God what He wants.