"Whatever else you are doing, the state of your soul matters more."

"A compulsive work ethic is one of the ways exaggerated shame or fear or guilt manifests itself."

"We become desperately tired because our compulsion to do more leaves little time and energy to nurture our souls."

Without the capacity to quiet and still the soul the Christian life becomes pretty much a journey of spiritualizing our neurotic and compulsive tendencies in order to feel safe.