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“He means to make his subjects merciful and wise; sorrow and struggle bringeth both. We will, he tells me, grow by grieving, live by dying, love by losing. The heart itself is the field of battle and the garden green.”

Book:The Monster in the Hollows

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The Monster in the Hollows

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Andrew Peterson

Andrew Peterson, born on June 4, 1974, is an accomplished singer-songwriter from the United States. His musical style blends folk, rock, and gospel elements, winning him a dedicated fan base. Known for his emotive voice and poignant lyrics, Peterson's work often delves into themes of life, faith, and the beauty of nature. more

“There is no ongoing spiritual life without this process of letting go. At the precise point where we refuse, growth stops. If we hold tightly to anything given to us, unwilling to let it go when the time comes to let it go or unwilling to allow it to be used as the Giver means it to be used, we stunt the growth of the soul. It is easy to make a mistake here, “If God gave it to me,” we say, “its mine. I can do what I want with it.” No. The truth is that it is ours to thank Him for and ours to offer back to Him, ours to relinquish, ours to lose, ours to let go of – if we want to find our true selves, if we want real life, if our hearts are set on glory.”

Pain Suffering Give Let Go Keep Hold On Mine

Author:Elisabeth Elliot

“Blessed is he who believes in the illusion because thus he can find his great truth!”

Truth Wisdom Inspirational

Book:Wisdom Collection: The Book of Wisdom

Source: Wisdom Collection: The Book of Wisdom

“Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself does not progress. It revolves. It seems to circle round one centre of pain.”

Suffering Depression

Book:De Profundis and Other Writings

Source: De Profundis and Other Writings

“— This world is full of trouble, umfundisi. — Who knows it better? — Yet you believe? Kumalo looked at him under the light of the lamp. I believe, he said, but I have learned that it is a secret. Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret. But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering. There is my wife, and you, my friend, and these people who welcomed me, and the child who is so eager to be with us here in Ndotsheni – so in my suffering I can believe. — I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi. For our Lord suffered. And I come to believe that he suffered, not to save us from suffering, but to teach us how to bear suffering. For he knew that there is no life without suffering. Kumalo looked at his friend with joy. You are a preacher, he said.”