God knows it is emotionally satisfying to be righteous with that righteousness that nourishes itself on the blood of sinners. But God also knows that what is emotionally satisfying can be spiritually devastating.
William Sloane CoffinWhen a man is drowning, it may be better for him to try to swim than to thrash around waiting for divine intervention.
William Sloane CoffinLove measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are. There is no smaller package in all the world than that of a man all wrapped up in himself.
William Sloane Coffin