Jeremy Stephens

“As iron sharpens iron, we need confrontation and truth from others to grow. No one likes to hear negative things about him or herself. But in the long run it may be good for us. The Bible says that if we are wise, we will learn from it. Admonition from a friend, while it can hurt, can also help.”
― Henry Cloud, Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No

“Lord Jesus, I believe that through your cross you drew all people to yourself. Help me to forgive, rather than condemn; to love, rather than criticize; to care beyond what I think is expected of me. In this way, I will grow in my love for you and for my neighbor.”
― Leo Zanchettin, Matthew: A Devotional Commentary

“The beautiful and the good are never forgotten, they live always in story or in song.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

“The Gospels did not start the Church; the Church started the Gospels. The Church did not come out of the Gospels; the Gospels came out of the Church.”
― Fulton J. Sheen, The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God