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Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God.
When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God.
God always takes the simplest way.
God always takes the simplest way.
We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will read more
We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be
God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is read more
God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
It never frightened a Puritan when you bade him stand still and
listen to the speech of God. His read more
It never frightened a Puritan when you bade him stand still and
listen to the speech of God. His closet and his church were full
of the reverberations of the awful, gracious, beautiful voice for
which he listened.
The spirit or life spark which animates this manifestation could be called God.
The spirit or life spark which animates this manifestation could be called God.
We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is read more
We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them.
I don't try to imagine a God; it suffices to stand in awe of the structure of the world, insofar read more
I don't try to imagine a God; it suffices to stand in awe of the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it