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“O God, my God, the night has values that the day never dreamed of.”

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Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 - December 10, 1968) was an American writer, poet, social critic, and mystic. His works covered a wide range of topics including philosophy, religion, and social justice, and were highly appreciated by readers. more

“There are wounds of the spirit which never close and are intended in God's mercy to bring us nearer to Him, and to prevent us leaving Him by their very perpetuity. Such wounds then may almost be taken as a pledge, or at least as a ground for a humble trust, that God will give us the great gift of perseverance to the end. This is how I comfort myself in my own great bereavements.”

Giving May Ends Spirit My Own Taken Comfort Mercy Perseverance Leaving Humble Wounds Gods Will Bereavement Pledge Great Gifts Leaving Him

Book:Selections from the Prose and Poetry of John Henry Newman

Source: Selections from the Prose and Poetry of John Henry Newman

“God Almighty would in no way permit evil in His works were He not so omnipotent and good that even out of evil He could work good.”

Way Evil Permit Almighty Omnipotent

Author:Saint Augustine

“To follow Jesus doesn't remove us from the stuff of life. It is not resolution. It is tension and journey.”

Jesus Stuff Journey Tension Remove Resolution

Author:Crowder

“The sermon of your life in tough times ministers to people more powerfully than the most eloquent speaker.”

People Tough Ministers Speakers Sermons Tough Times Eloquent

Book:The Journey Home: Finishing with Joy

Source: The Journey Home: Finishing with Joy

“Take those road hazards- the potholes, ruts, detours, and all the rest- as evidence that you were on the right route. It's when you find yourself on that big, broad, easy road that you ought to worry.”

Bigs Easy Worry Ought Evidence Finding Yourself Broads Routes Hazards Ruts Detours Potholes Easy Road

Book:Glorious Intruder: God's Presence in Life's Chaos

Source: Glorious Intruder: God's Presence in Life's Chaos

“Worship God in the difficult circumstances, and when He chooses, He will alter them in two seconds.”

Two Difficult Circumstances Worship Seconds Worship God Difficult Circumstances

Book:So Send I You / Workmen Of God: Recognizing and Answering God's Call to Service

Source: So Send I You / Workmen Of God: Recognizing and Answering God's Call to Service

“Benevolence does not consist in those who are prosperous pitying and helping those who are not. It consists in fellow feeling that puts you upon actually the same level with the fellow who suffers.”

Doe Helping Feelings Suffering Levels Fellows Prosperous Benevolence Fellow Feeling

Book:A crossroads of freedom, the 1912 campaign speeches

Source: A crossroads of freedom, the 1912 campaign speeches

“People want to care about people. People look after each other, given the chance. ... I believe just believing in goodness generates a tiny bit of the stuff, so that being so foolish as to believe in our better natures, if just for a day, we actually contribute to the sum total of generosity in the universe.”

People Ifs Want Believe Looks Care Universe Given I Believe Stuff Bits Chance Goodness Foolish Tiny Generosity

Author:Julie Powell

“The stranger who receives the rare gift of human kindness holds its value in his heart forever.”

Humans Heart Values Kindness Forever Stranger Human Kindness

Author:Charles Dudley Warner

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