“Truly we are passing through disastrous times, when we may well make our own the lamentation of the Prophet: "There is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God in the land" (Hosea 4:1). Yet in the midst of this tide of evil, the Virgin Most Merciful rises before our eyes like a rainbow, as the arbiter of peace between God and man.” MenWellsMayEyeEvilLandMercyPassingPassingsProphetMidstTidesRainbowVirginsMercifulPassing ThroughKnowledge Of GodArbiterLamentation Author:Pope Pius X
“I sometimes wonder ... if the land is not destroying the people who inhabit it as the people who inhabit it are destroying the land. A magic continent, a Peculiar Treasure, stuffed with riches, millions in it are starving in the midst of plenty.” PeopleIfsSometimesWonderMillionsMagicLandRichesTreasurePlentyMidstDestroyingPeculiarContinentsStarving Book:A Peculiar Treasure Source: A Peculiar Treasure
“It's never fun when we're in the midst of the storm. But when we land someplace we know we never could have found on our own, it is a beautiful thing.” KnowsBeautifulFoundFunLandStormMidstBeautiful Things Author:Beth Moore
“In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble.” UnderstandingTroubleLandCallingEmpathyHotBurningMidst Author:Jon Ronson
“The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions.” LittlesKnownGenerationsLandOceanInfiniteAddPossessionMidstFiniteIlluminatingSolidityLittle KnowledgePrized Possessions Book:Selected Works of Thomas Henry Huxley Source: Selected Works of Thomas Henry Huxley
“When you sailors see the haven before you, though you were mightily troubled before you could see any land, yet when you come near the shore and can see a certain land-mark, that contents you greatly. A godly man, in the midst of the waves and storms that he meets with, can see the glory of heaven before him and so contents himself. One drop of the sweetness of heaven is enough to take away all the sourness and bitterness of all the afflictions in the world.” MenWorldEnoughCertainHeavenLandHavensGloryMarkWaveStormMidstBitternessShoreAfflictionSweetnessGodlySailorGodly Man Book:Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment Source: Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment