From chapter two:
'Certainly Jesus was bearing the pain of Dysmas, and of the other thief, and of all humanity... "Today you will be with me in paradise." Jesus does not reject any who turn to him. At times we turn to him with little faith, at times with a mix of faith and doubt when we are more sure of the doubt than the faith. Jesus is not fastidious about the quality of faith. He takes what he can get, so to speak, and gives immeasurably more than he receives. He takes our faith more seriously than we do and makes of it more than we ever could. His response to our faith is greater than our faith.'
'Jesus had said, "Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." He laid down his life for his friend Dysmas.
We are his friends, not because we have befriended him, but because he has befriended us. Jesus had said, “You did not choose me, but I chose you." Dysmas was chosen, from eternity to eternity. Before he so painfully turned his head to ask... the gift was already given. And so it is with us. Look at him who is ever looking at you. With whatever faith you have, however feeble and flickering and mixed with doubt, look at him. Look at him with whatever faith you have and know that your worry about your lack of faith is itself a sign of faith. Do not look at your faith. Look at him. Keep looking, and faith will take care of itself.'
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