“We don’t need so much to hide our righteous acts from others as we need to hide them from ourselves” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Humility is not acquired by being modest; it is found in embracing the simple matters of ordinary work. Not only will I take out the garbage or clean a bathroom because I am asked, I assume such chores as an ongoing responsibility.  I find much of God’s presence in doing the simple things” –Gordon MacDonald

“May we be as severe with ourselves over our own subtle sins as we are with the vile sins we condemn …