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I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness.
I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness.
 When Christ at Cana's feast by pow'r divine,
 Inspir'd cold water, with the warmth of wine,
  See! read more 
 When Christ at Cana's feast by pow'r divine,
 Inspir'd cold water, with the warmth of wine,
  See! cry'd they while, in red'ning tide, it gush'd,
   The bashful stream hath seen its God and blush'd. 
To me every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.
To me every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.
"God works in many ways His wonders to perform." But He's not a skillful mechanic. A man drived over a read more
"God works in many ways His wonders to perform." But He's not a skillful mechanic. A man drived over a cliff and "by a miracle" he only breaks his back. It would be more divine if he were a better driver and stayed on the road.
 It must be so, for miracles are ceased
 And therefore we must needs admit the means
  How read more 
 It must be so, for miracles are ceased
 And therefore we must needs admit the means
  How things are perfected. 
Out of difficulties grow miracles.
Out of difficulties grow miracles.
 Had Tibet not fallen away from dharma
China could not have invaded.
(in reference to violation of Buddha's
forbidding animal read more 
 Had Tibet not fallen away from dharma
China could not have invaded.
(in reference to violation of Buddha's
forbidding animal slaughter). 
There were miracles long before Christianity.
There were miracles long before Christianity.