Quotes

The spiritual life can only be real when it is lived in the midst of the pains and joys.

Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life.

Patience is the willingness to stay where we are and live the situation out to the full.

Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. All people love poorly.

God's job is not to make sick people healthy... God's job is to make sick people brave.

Our souls are not hungry for fame or power... those rewards create as many problems as they solve.

Forgiveness is a favor we do for ourselves, not a favor we do to the other party.

We can endure much more than we think we can; all human experience testifies to that.

When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world.

Being kind to others is a way of being good to yourself.

There is no right way to do a wrong thing.

God does not cause our misfortunes.