There is an intensification of negative force at work in the apostate. He resembles a man who works swiftly and surely to erect a wall in order to ma… - Adrienne von Speyr

There is already so much grace in a Christian body. Can you imagine how much grace there is in a soul?

The snow fell solemnly, enlarging the silence; it came straight down from heaven, bringing an inexplicable mystery. Now and again a flake or two would alight on the windowpane, and those flakes were like little stars filled with light; other snowflakes would fall on the windowsill, slowly covering the crumbs that had been put out for the birds. I would ask: "Grandmama, would you tell me some things about heaven too?" And Grandmother would say: "Why do you say 'too'?" "Because the snow comes from there, and it seems to be telling me that everything in heaven is white."

When we make our own calculations, we need so many numbers and factors that any mistake is possible. The Lord's calculation boils down to love.