Both Hope And Pessimism Are Deeply Contagious.

Spiritual Formation Is For Everyone. Just As There Is An 'outer You' That Is Being Formed And Shaped All The Time, Like It Or Not, By Accident Or On Purpose, So There Is An 'inner You.' You Have A Spirit. And It's Constantly Being Shaped And Tugged At: By What You Hear And Watch And Say And Read And Think And Experience.

One Of The Most Painful Aspects Of Suffering Is The Loneliness Of It. Others May Offer Support Or Empathy, But No One Can Walk The Road To Moriah In Our Place.

Prayer Allows Us To Wait Without Worry.

Acceptance Is An Act Of The Heart. To Accept Someone Is To Affirm To Them That You Think It's A Very Good Thing They Are Alive.

It May Be A Very Bad Thing That I Needed God To Die For Me, But It Is A Wonderful Thing That God Thinks I Am Worth Dying For.