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“If you are in Christ, you have a Friend who, in your sorrow, will never lob down a pep talk from heaven. He cannot bear to hold himself at a distance. Nothing can hold him back. His heart is too bound up with yours.”
― Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
― Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
“When we are young, we think ourselves the first to have each feeling in the world.”
― Circe
― Circe
“I’m hungry for water and sky and days that aren’t divided by the tiny squares in an appointment book.”
― Before We Were Yours
― Before We Were Yours
“If God started a work in you, you can be sure he intends to complete it. Your hang-ups and mess-ups don’t take him by surprise. At no point in the process does he say, “This is more than I expected. You are in worse shape than I thought. I’d better cut my losses and give up on you.”
― How's Your Soul?: Why Everything that Matters Starts with the Inside You
― How's Your Soul?: Why Everything that Matters Starts with the Inside You
“Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops.”
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