The dimension of depth in the consciousness of religion creates the tension between what is and what ought to be. It bends the bow from which every arrow of moral action flies.

Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm of relative values.

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Change is the essence of life.Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.

One reason God created time was so that there would be a place to bury the failures of the past.

Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm