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An act of God was defined as "something which no reasonable man could have expected."
An act of God was defined as "something which no reasonable man could have expected."
I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat read more
I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat world we see.
Thou water turn'st to wine, fair friend of life;
Thy foe, to cross the sweet arts of Thy reign,
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Thou water turn'st to wine, fair friend of life;
Thy foe, to cross the sweet arts of Thy reign,
Distils from thence the tears of wrath and strife,
And so turns wine to water back again.
- Richard Crashaw,
Out of difficulties grow miracles.
Out of difficulties grow miracles.
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.
How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell;
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell;
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
As you sow y' are like to reap.
As you sow y' are like to reap.
What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach,
'Tis an implicit satire on mankind;
And while it satisfies, it read more
What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach,
'Tis an implicit satire on mankind;
And while it satisfies, it censures too.
