" Dear Abba, If I speak and even the angels swoon, but I have not love…if I have the gift of storytelling and bringing men to tears, but I have not love…if I have the faith to rally mountains of followers for the cause, but I have not love…if I give all my proceeds to charity, but find no trace of charity within myself, then I am nothing more than a noisy nothing, a distraction for those who would seek to find and know You. There is faith, hope, and love, but help me to seek and practice the greatest of these. "

― Brennan Manning , Dear Abba: Morning and Evening Prayer