“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
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“They said that I should lose my ideals and begin to believe in the methods of practical politicians. Now, I have not lost my ideals in the least; my faith in fundamentals is exactly what it always was. What I have lost is my childlike faith in practical politics.”
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“The grey-rain curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
“Christ did not die for the good and beautiful. It is easy enough to die for the good and beautiful; the hard thing is to die for the miserable and corrupt.”
― Silence
― Silence
“Cheer up! You're a worse sinner than you ever dared imagine, and you're more loved than you ever dared hope.”
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