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Man thinks, God directs.
[Lat., Homo cogitat, Deu indicat.]
Man thinks, God directs.
[Lat., Homo cogitat, Deu indicat.]
They that deny a God destroy man's nobility; for certainly man is
of kin to the beasts by his read more
They that deny a God destroy man's nobility; for certainly man is
of kin to the beasts by his body; and, if he be not of kin to God
by his spirit, his is a base and ignoble creature.
We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will read more
We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be
For there is no respect of persons with God.
For there is no respect of persons with God.
We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us.
We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us.
I don't try to imagine a God; it suffices to stand in awe of the structure of the world, insofar read more
I don't try to imagine a God; it suffices to stand in awe of the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it
He made little, too little of sacraments and priests, because God
was so intensely real to him. What should read more
He made little, too little of sacraments and priests, because God
was so intensely real to him. What should he do with lenses who
stood thus full in the torrent of the sunshine.
God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.
God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.
A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the read more
A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.