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“The blacker the night around us grew, the brighter and truer and more beautiful burned the word of God.”
― The Hiding Place
― The Hiding Place
“The real sin lay in thinking that any power to help and transform came from me. Of course it was not my wholeness, but Christ’s that made the difference.”
― The Hiding Place
― The Hiding Place
“Happiness isn’t something that depends on our surroundings, Corrie. It’s something we make inside ourselves.”
― The Hiding Place
― The Hiding Place
“Perhaps only when human effort had done its best and failed, would God’s power alone be free to work.”
― The Hiding Place
― The Hiding Place
“Thank you," Betsie went on serenely, "for the fleas and for-"
The fleas! This was too much. "Betsie, there's no way even God can make me grateful for a flea."
"Give thanks in all circumstances," she quoted. "It doesn't say, 'in pleasant circumstances.' Fleas are part of this place where God has put us."
And so we stood between piers of bunks and gave thanks for fleas. But this time I was sure Betsie was wrong.”
― The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The fleas! This was too much. "Betsie, there's no way even God can make me grateful for a flea."
"Give thanks in all circumstances," she quoted. "It doesn't say, 'in pleasant circumstances.' Fleas are part of this place where God has put us."
And so we stood between piers of bunks and gave thanks for fleas. But this time I was sure Betsie was wrong.”
― The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom































