When a man is drowning, it may be better for him to try to swim than to thrash around waiting for divine intervention.
William Sloane CoffinJesus is both a mirror to our humanity and a window to divinity, a window revealing as much of God as is given mortal eyes to see. When Christians see Christ empowering the weak, scorning the powerful, healing the wounded, and judging their tormentors, we are seeing transparently the power of God at work.
William Sloane Coffin