Rather than defining success by the brand of clothing we can afford, may we find it in the number of people we have helped to clothe.
03432 – Epiphany of Grace
Matthew writes: “[Herod] sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under.” Jesus is born, but in Flannery O’Connor’s words, “at a devastating price.” No one knows how many children died; the New Testament alone documents the...
01979 – One Square at a Time
Your calendar gives each day its own number. Live them in that order, just as God arranged them. Stay in one square at a time.
01783 – We Have Forgotten God
We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth, and power, as no nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand...
01764 – Humanity Has a Choice of Action
[from his time as an inmate at Auschwitz:] The experiences of camp life show that humanity does have a choice of action. There were enough examples, often of a heroic nature, which proved that apathy could be overcome, irritability suppressed. Humanity can preserve a...
01098 – Numbers? Don’t Worry!
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.