If there's one thing I'd say to anyone out there, is that if you're in this game, it's a rollercoaster. There's a lot of ups and downs.

It has been a journey of ups and downs. There have been moments of immense joy and heartbreaks. Everything I have gone through has made me better.

I've had so many ups and downs in my career. When it's going good, you learn to enjoy the ride.

The upside of a downward spiral into despair and defeat in young adulthood is that pretty early on, I was forced to face not only the foolish things I had done but also the stark realization that there was likely no end to what I was capable of doing.

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.

I know my own soul, how feeble and puny it is: I know the magnitude of this ministry, and the great difficulty of the work; for more stormy billows vex the soul of the priest than the gales which disturb the sea.

circumstances—not necessarily in holiness and radiant light, but often in confusion among people with deep problems.

We shouldn't be surprised when suffering and difficulty come our way; in fact, we should probably be surprised when they don't.

The Bible describes the Christian life as a journey that often takes us through the wilderness. You will get tired and confused. You will have moments when you wonder where God is.

This side of heaven, relationships and ministry are always shaped in the forge of struggle.

He did not wring his hands, as do Those witless men who dare To try to rear the changeling Hope In the cave of black Despair.

It has all the terrible beauty of a Greek tragedy, a tragedy in which I took a great part, but by which I have not been wounded.