“Nothing is impossible for God.”

“the exile was not His wrath, but His mercy; not His damnation, but their salvation.”

“that they are in exile in Babylon because they forgot the Lord their God”

“God is in control, such that in the end God’s will shall be done.”

“to be human is to have to weather the “weather” of life.”

“grace upon grace and gift above all gifts, not just are we able to know God, but through His self-revelation to us we are able to comprehend what our God is like, what our God values and practices and upholds. “