11. “Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know, does not just have to do with forgiveness of sins alone.” ~ Dallas Willard
12. “A carefully cultivated heart will, assisted by the grace of God, foresee, forestall, or transform most of the painful situations before which others stand like helpless children saying ‘Why?’ ” ~ Dallas Willard
13. “I’m practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word.” ~ Dallas Willard
14. “Our failure to hear His voice when we want to is due to the fact that we do not in general want to hear it, that we want it only when we think we need it.” ~ Dallas Willard
15. “When we genuinely believe that inner transformation is God’s work and not ours, we can put to rest our passion to set others straight.” ~ Richard Foster
16. “The world upon whom grace is thrust as a bargain will grow tired of it.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
17. “The preaching of grace can only be protected by the preaching of repentance.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
18. “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” ~ Henri J.M. Nouwen
19. “Peace is first of all the art of being.” ~ Henri J.M. Nouwen
20. “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” ~ Frederick Buechner
21. “Life is grace. Sleep is forgiveness. The night absolves. Darkness wipes the slate clean, not spotless to be sure, but clean enough for another day’s chalking.” ~ Frederick Buechner
