“We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.”
“Those who wish to transform the world must be able to transform themselves.”
“a person would never wish for tragedy, but there can be a kind of transformation that results. There is an awfulness to it, but also a form of grace.”
“Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them. ”
“In such troubled times, we must remember the value writers have—the value of inventing new language to keep pace with the rapidly transforming world around us.”
“When God's justice falls, we are offended because we think God owes perpetual mercy. We must not take His grace for granted. We must never lose our capacity to be amazed by grace”