Earl L. Douglass in the Youngstown, Ohio, Vindicator

We read in the Bible that God is love—not just that God is loving or lovable, but that He is love. In other words, love is the essence of the divine nature. To put it in down-to-earth language, love is the "substance" God is made of.

His perfect knowledge is love operating in the realm of wisdom. His perfect justice is love operating amid discordant affairs wherever they happen to exist. His saving work on men's souls is love operating with reference to the sinful heart and the mistaken mind. ...

Love is the ultimate reality of the universe. ... The divine love is God's perfection operating in every part of the universe and in connection with every situation ... in the universe.

The Apostle John wrote, "He that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God." This is the divine assurance for our guidance.

Dr. Willard C. Day in a sermon reported in The Tulsa Tribune, Oklahoma

There is far more said about what we need than what we have. If one would take time out from a busy schedule of life and take inventory of what God has given then he will trust his Father in Heaven for all the essentials of life. ...

It is preposterous to say that "What we need is more of God ..." for God does not give Himself in portions. One can give God more of oneself but one cannot get more of Him. This is true devotion.

Give all of yourself to God and then and only then can one actually know the depths of God's divine grace.

Kelly O'Neall in an article in The Protestant Herald Denver, Colorado

The greatest thing in the world, the radiant Christian fellowship of men and women, boys and girls working together, loving one another in the church, is made up of little things. From the earliest days until now it has been so. It is probably harder now to maintain that spirit than it was in the early days. It probably requires more conscious effort on our part. Each one of us has to deliberately set out to help build and never tear down that wonderful thing. It is one of the miracles of the ages that the little group of despairing, frightened disciples developed that wonderful fellowship in the few short weeks following the death and resurrection of Jesus to such a degree that it became the invincible power that manifested itself in the experiences following the day of Pentecost.

Dr. Howard J. Brown in the Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio

Real peace of mind does not come in a bottle of tranquilizing pills; it must come from a personal "inside job." ...

The peace we find will be in spite of the world and in the midst of tension. ...

Never get too busy or too important to pray. When we keep God's company we get God's perspective. When we pray to our Father we see ourselves as children of God and not as aimless bits of helpless matter. ...

Real inner peace must come from one's inner life.

The Right Rev. Adelakun W. Howells in a news item in The New York Times

Preaching at St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church, 214 West 134th Street, the Right Rev. Adelakun W. Howells, Bishop of Lagos, Nigeria, urged that a "miracle of reconciliation" be fostered upon nations.

He recalled that the disciples of Christ [Jesus] came from various walks of life and learned to live in Christian harmony. ...

He said: " ... As Christians, we are citizens of the world. We must keep up our zeal for extending the kingdom of brotherly love. There must be equality between the sexes and freedom for men of all races."

From a sermonette in The Everett Daily Herald Everett, Washington

The prophet Isaiah said (28:16), "He that believeth shall not make haste."

What this nation needs at the moment is a settled equanimity. It needs tranquility and calmness of spirit. How this can be achieved in these fast-changing times—in a period of quickening tempo—is a question. ...

Too many individuals today become impatient, confused, and are unable to discern true responsibility from false responsibility. ...

One can gain calmness and peace of mind only through spiritual understanding. ... Once that understanding is gained, the individual gains the rich dividends of unhurried, unlabored efficiency.

An item in Front Rank St. Louis, Missouri

How can we know the will of God? Desire to do God's will must be nurtured and disciplined until it becomes dominant, until we are able to say: Nevertheless. This requires the practice of the presence of God so that he is increasingly real and we become more and more at home in the invisible world of the spirit. ...

And as God becomes increasingly real, we must trust him more completely. The just shall indeed live by faith.