But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound
the wise; and God hath chosen the read more

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound
the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to
confound the things which are mighty;
And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath
God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought
things that are:
That no flesh should glory in his presence.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

God makes three requests of his children: Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have, now

God makes three requests of his children: Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have, now

There are no accidents. God's just trying to remain anonymous.

There are no accidents. God's just trying to remain anonymous.

It never frightened a Puritan when you bade him stand still and
listen to the speech of God. His read more

It never frightened a Puritan when you bade him stand still and
listen to the speech of God. His closet and his church were full
of the reverberations of the awful, gracious, beautiful voice for
which he listened.

Seems like God don't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams - but He did give us read more

Seems like God don't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams - but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It read more

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

God, as some cynic has said, is always on the side which has the best football coach.

God, as some cynic has said, is always on the side which has the best football coach.

We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is read more

We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them.