When the Lord is pleased to withdraw, the soul is left in great loneliness; yet all the possible efforts that it might make to regain His companionship are of little avail, for the Lord gives this when He wills and it cannot be acquired. Sometimes again, companionship comes from a saint which is also a great help to us.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

whether God come to his children with a rod or a crown, if he come himself with it, it is well. Welcome, welcome Jesus, what way soever thou come, if we can get a sight of thee. And sure I am, it is better to be sick, providing Christ come to the bed-side, and draw aside the curtains, and say 'Courage, I am thy salvation,' than to enjoy health, being lusty and strong, and never to be visited of God.

I found fear stimulating. Particularly after you've done something that you'd been frightened of at the time, but you carried through and did the job.

Always remember that, every time you step out of your comfort zone, you step into God's comfort zone.

It is for real that injustice and oppression will not have the last word. There was a time when Hitler looked like he was going to vanquish all of Europe, and where is he now?

For some time I lived in fear of receiving a letter signed 'S. Gollum'. That would have been more difficult to deal with.

Each time you fall He'll pick you up. He knows your own efforts are never going to bring you anywhere near perfection

We're living in a fearful time. Since 9/11 people have become more afraid than before, because of terrorism. There's a lot of confusion about evil, where it's all coming from.

You have to understand you cannot have faith and fear at the same time; you can only have one or the other.

When we are abandoned to God, He works through us all the time.

Nothing binds you except your thoughts; nothing limits you except your fear; and nothing controls you except your beliefs.