Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others
The devotee engages to the best of his ability into the play of life, fulfilling his role on this earth as student, employee, husband, wife, parent, neighbor, and community servant. But at the heart of the devotee is a burning desire for the Lord.
Likewise the spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who searches the hearts of men knows the mind of the spirit, because the spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
