Instead of viewing God as one who helps me accomplish my purposes, it is now my joy to help God accomplish the divine purpose - seeking the best for ….

In the end . . . . . . . Stand where we feel led. Stand straight, stand tall, and try to remember that other folks might be led to stand elsewhere..

Raw pain alarms. us. It reminds us that life isn't as orderly as we'd hoped. We demand that pain settle down before we shuffle it off to the quiet ta….

Too many times we pray for ease, but that's a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is pray for roots that reach deep into the Eternal, so when the r….

But spirituality, it seems to me, when answering the question, "Why should I be good? Why should I care for others?" says, "Because that is the best,….

People feel guilty enough at funerals without having more guilt heaped on. I would prefer a bighearted preacher giving my eulogy, someone inclined to….

Reality has a long history of not altering itself to make us happy or comfortable..

We cannot be wise while in the grip of a deep fear. ... This is why demagogues, when seeking our support, will first cause us to fear and hate, knowi….

There are things we see with our eyes, sitting high and looking out. And there are things we see with our hearts, sitting still and looking in..

When we are honest, we admit how agreeable it can feel to be singled out for favored treatment. The biggest barrier to equality for all is that ineq….

Write letters to your grandmother. She will love it. And leave you money in her will..

We just never know. We think we do. We think we have life figured out, and in our arrogance we become hard. But life has a way of humbling us, of sof….

I wonder if gratefulness is the bridge from sorrow to joy, spanning the chasm of our anxious striving. Freed from the burden of unbridled desires, we….

Love, even that love which is imagined, is sometimes all we have to get us through..

There’s danger in thinking joy is a matter of location. If we can’t find joy where we are, we probably won’t find it anywhere..

When love takes you by the hand and leaves you better, that is home. That's the place to stake your claim and build your life..