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Inspirational Writings of Marjorie Holmes Deluxe Jacketed Edition

This deluxe jacketed edition features a curated selection of Marjorie Holmes's inspirational writings, offering readers a compilation of her thoughtful and uplifting prose. The collection includes a variety of essays and stories that explore themes of faith, hope, and spiritual growth, reflecting Marjorie Holmes's distinctive voice and perspective. more

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Marjorie Holmes

Marjorie Holmes was an American author known for her Christian-themed literary works. Her writings spanned various genres including novels, non-fiction, and children's literature, and she was a prominent figure in 20th-century American Christian literature. more

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“Most marvelous and enviable is that fecundity of fancy which can adorn whatever it touches, which can invest naked fact and dry reasoning with unlooked-for beauty, make flowers bloom even on the brow of the precipice, and, when nothing better can be had, can turn the very substance of rock itself into moss and lichens. This faculty is uncomparingly the most important for the vivid and attractive exhibition of truth to the minds of men.”

“When Emerson's library was burning at Concord, I went to him as he stood with the firelight on his strong, sweet face, and endeavored to express my sympathy for the loss of his most valued possessions, but he answered cheerily, 'Never mind, Louisa, see what a beautiful blaze they make! We will enjoy that now.' The lesson was one never forgotten and in the varied lessons that have come to me I have learned to look for something beautiful and bright.”

“Christianity sees plants and flowers as created by God to show forth and share with humans the divine goodness, beauty and truth - the purpose of all Creation. In this flowers may be enjoyed simply and directly in themselves as showing forth God's goodness and beauty, or, more fully, as archetypes, signatures, symbols, and bearers of legends, mirroring the revealed articles of Christian faith - thereby serving as means for their teaching, recollection, contemplation and celebration.”