“We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and how graciously He once waited for us.”

We must all learn to hear what we do not like. The question is not, ‘Is it pleasant?’ but, ‘Is it true?’

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything but Christ.

To trust God in the light is nothing, but trust him in the dark-that is faith.

Unless you have forgiven others you read your own death warrant when you repeat the Lord’s Prayer.

We wept when we were born though all around us smiled; so shall we smile when we die while all around us weep.

Defend the Bible? I’d sooner defend a lion. You don’t defend the Bible; you open its cage and let it roar.

It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time.

Unbelief will destroy the best of us; faith will save the worst of us.

You must keep all earthy treasures out of your heart, and let Christ be your treasure, and let Him have your heart.

A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats.

You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

Nearness to God brings likeness to God. The more you see God the more of God will be seen in you.

God gave us sleep to remind us we are not him.

Wherever Jesus may lead us, He goes before us. If we don’t know where we are going, we know with whom we go.

May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.

The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.

Christ moves along the pots and pans.

Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord’s sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.

The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.

We cannot give our hearts to God and keep our bodies for ourselves.

God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.

Enrich your soul in the great goodness of God: The Father is your table, the Son is your food, and the Holy Spirit waits on you and then makes His dwelling in you.