Mary Knipp

“We come with an awareness of our frailty and desperate need and with reverence for God’s awesome power and holiness, yet with the confidence that because He is gracious, He will hear our prayers.”
― Steven Cole, Laying Hold of God: Old Testament Lessons on Prayer

“We can only do the best we can with what we have. That, after all, is the measure of success: what we do with what we have.”
― Marguerite de Angeli, The Door in the Wall

“True humility—seeing ourselves as absolutely destitute and seeing God as all-sufficient—is the foundation for all true prayer.”
― Steven Cole, Laying Hold of God: Old Testament Lessons on Prayer

“A fine and beautiful life lies before thee, because thou hast a lively mind and a good wit. Thine arms are very strong and sturdy. Swimming hath helped to make them so, but only because thou hast had the will to do it. Fret not, my son. None of us is perfect. It is better to have crooked legs than a crooked spirit. We can only do the best we can with what we have. That, after all, is the measure of success: what we do with what we have.”
― Marguerite DeAngeli, The Door in the Wall