There Is No Way Of Salvation Except

I Also Would Have Steered Clear Of Politics. I’m Grateful For The Opportunities God Gave Me To Minister To People In High Places; People In Power Have Spiritual And Personal Needs Like Everyone Else, And Often They Have No One To Talk To. But Looking Back I Know I Sometimes Cros­sed The Line, And I Wouldn’t Do That Now.

Suffering In Life Can Uncover Untold Depths Of Character And Unknown Strength For Service. People Who Go Through Life Unscathed By Sorrow And Untouched By Pain Tend To Be Shallow In Their Perspectives On Life. Suffering, On The Other Hand, Tends To Plow Up The Surface Of Our Lives To Uncover The Depths That Provide Greater Strength Of Purpose And Accomplishment. Only Deeply Plowed Earth Can Yield Bountiful Harvests.

Down Inside We Have A Longing For God-what Pascal Called "the Vacuum Which God Left Behind.

God Never Takes Away Something From Your Life Without Replacing It With Something Better.

Man Is A Social Animal, Gregarious By Nature, And Finds His Greatest Sense Of Security And Satisfaction In The Company Of Others Who Share His Interests And Attitudes. Of All The Many Groups Into Which Humans Have Collected Themselves, Of All The Many Tribes, Clans, Organizations, And Societies Throughout History, None Has Been So Powerful, So Far-reaching, Or More Universal Than The Church.