Quotemeal: Apr. 12th, 1962

Thursday, April 12, 1962

"When we get our spiritual house in order, we'll be dead. This goes on. You arrive at enough certainty to be able to make your way, but it is making it in darkness. Don't expect faith to clear things up for you. It is trust, not certainty."
— Flannery O'Connor

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"Nothing under God's control is ever out of control."
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"We either add to the darkness of indifference ... or we light a candle to see by."
— Madeleine L'Engle —
"The beautiful thing about this adventure called faith is that we can count on Him never to lead us astray."
— Charles R. Swindoll —

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Illustration of Flannery O'Connor — "When we get our spiritual house in order, we'll be dead. This goes on. You arrive at enough certainty to be able to make your way, but it is making it in darkness. Don't expect faith to clear things up for you. It is trust, not certainty."

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