If we can say, "I loved, and I received a lot of love," then great. That's enough.

True happiness results less from money than from our relationships—with ourselves, with other people, and with God.

Even though Paul knew farewells were inevitable, he still formed deep relationships.

I bet you to believe me when I say again that we do not need a great house, Sarah. We only need a great love.

Love alone makes us happy, because we live in relation, and we live to love and to be loved.

Let not one single life have passed in vain. What really matters is who you love and how you love.

Things in themselves have no life in them. A car can't comfort or encourage you. A house means nothing if there's no life and love inside.

Happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.

Love gives life purpose and meaning.

While it's a prerequisite to live a salty Christian life — to be highly potent and in relationship with others — that alone is not enough. God forbid that we stop there, because people end up in hell on that plan. It's imperative that we also put the message into clear language our friends can understand and act upon.

God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.

Our most meaningful relationships are based on a longing for expansion rather than a preoccupation with comfort and security. To live exuberantly—to fully know and be fully known by another—we must be prepared to illuminate the dark spots in our most intimate relationships and in our selves.