“Safety is not the absence of danger, but the presence of God.”
“Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.”
“Hell [...] is the absence of God and the presence of Time.”
“Most theists are deists most of the time, in practice if not in theory. They practice the absence of God instead of the presence of God.”
“The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.”
“Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.”