Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
Nothing will be able to hinder us, if we desire and seek God alone, and take pleasure in nothing else.
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
The most important hour is always the present. The most significant person is precisely the one sitting across from you right now. The most necessary work is always love.
What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.
What good is it to me that Mary gave birth to the son of God fourteen hundred years ago, and I do not also give birth to the Son of God in my time and in my culture? We are all meant to be mothers of God. God is always needing to be born.
And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.
When you really want a role and you really want a character, you become quite close to the script and the project, and it is sad when it doesn't go your way. But I've found there's always another one, which will be as good if not better. You can't let your failures bring you down when you're an actor, because then you can't get up.
Nobody speaks the truth when there's something they must have.
I'm so unfamiliar with the gym, I call it James!
In every genre of biblical literature and every stage of biblical history, God is seen pouring out his grace on his people for the sake of his glory among all peoples.