Arwen Baggins

“Jesus says that faith itself is also the work of God.”
― Augustine of Hippo, Predestination of the Saints

“Pat sat on the garden bench until dawn came over the Hill of the Mist. The day had begun in a pale windless morning . . . the day on which mother was to go. Would she ever return?

That old hymn she had hated . . . "change and decay in all around I see."

Change was what she had always dreaded.

"Oh, Thou who changest not abide with me."

It was not a hateful hymn after all . . . it was a hymn to be loved. How wonderful to feel that there was something that never changed . . . a Power under and above and around on which you could depend. Peace seemed to flow into her.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Pat of Silver Bush

“Let us thank God that He makes us live among the present problems. It is no longer permitted to anyone to be mediocre.”
― Pope Pius XI

“The hard thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same.”
― Abbie Emmons, 100 Days of Sunlight