"[King] David certainly was aware that his lust for power had become a barrier to inwardness. Careers, even religious careers, may become little more than forums..."
"For the rest of my life I'm going to trust that God is always at work in all things, and give him thanks long before my simplest prayers are answered."
"Father, I want to do this because I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection, and be allowed even to share in his sufferings, becoming....."
"Carrying out this social relief work involves far more than helping meet the bare needs of poor Christians. It also produces abundant and bountiful..."
"[The disciples said that the expensive perfume the woman used to anoint Jesus should have been sold and the money given to the poor.] But Jesus, aware..."
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