Completely fearless and in constant trouble

"Jesus promised his disciples three things—

that they would be completely fearless, absurdly joyful,

and in constant trouble."

~G.K. Chesterton

The marks of His presence

"My idea of God is a not divine idea. It has to be shattered from time to time.

He shatters it Himself.

He is the great iconoclast.

Could we not almost say that this shattering is one of the marks of His presence?"

~C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

Why beer was invented

"Let a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer's day along a dusty English road,
and he will soon discover why beer (Guinness) was invented."
~G.K. Chesterton

Dream a new dream

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

~C.S. Lewis

The best

"The best is perhaps what we understand the least."
~C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

Deepest awareness

"My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ
and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it."
~Brennan Manning

The (Old) narrow door

"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many,

I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to."

~Luke 13:24

The weakest saint

"Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees."
~William Cowper

The depth of what is unsayable

"One of the tasks of true friendship is to listen compassionately and creatively
to the hidden silences. Often secrets are not revealed in words,

they lie concealed in the silence between the words or in the depth

of what is unsayable between two people."

~John O'Donohue

The innocent and the beautiful

"The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time."

~W.B. Yeats

Let me stay in Ireland

Dear Lord, when it comes my time,
if You don't have room for me there in Heaven, let me stay in Ireland.
That'll be close enough ...  ;-)