Lisa M.

“God is sovereign," Papa said. "Even when we don't understand, He allows certain things to happen for His purposes. When we say we know better, then it means we don't believe He is sovereign or just. that His will is not as perfect as our own--and that's a dangerous game to play.”
― Gabrielle Meyer, Every Hour Until Then

“Empty lives desire such distractions, I guess. For Retanus and the ones who live forever, overcoming boredom must be a struggle. Things that are indefinite are seldom cherished.”
― Brian Penn, The Wall

“The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's a prisoner.”
― Brian Penn, The Wall

“We Cannot know what is around the bend. It could be sorrow or joy, riches or poverty, health or infirmity. But we can trust that contentment can be ours regardless of circumstance. The Father's heavenly storehouses are full of His comfort, and He promises to rain it down upon the earthbound souls who ask for it. You have felt such sweet drops of relief before, a honeyed embrace of the divine to soothe your weary body of dust. When trouble comes, ask for this meeting of heaven up on the earth. The One who commands both realms, who carves the paths of the rivers and gives light to the stars, will lead us in the way we should go and shine a lamp unto our feet. It is a promise to us who trustingly call "Abba!" "In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of refuge" (Proverbs 14:26)”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Divine Proverb of Streusel