Laida

“Some of God's greatest mercies are in his refusals. He says no in order that he may, in some way we cannot imagine, say yes.”
― Elisabeth Elliot

“Things hardly ever work on the first try. We’ll make another, a better one.”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See

“We are always held in the love of God. We are never wholly at the mercy of other people - they are only “second causes,” and no matter how many second or third or fiftieth causes seem to be in control of what happens to us, it is God who is in charge, He who holds the keys, He who casts the lot finally into the lap. Trusting Him, then, requires that I leave some things to be decided by others. I must learn to relinquish the control I might wield over somebody else if the decision properly belongs to him. I must resist my urge to manipulate him, needle and prod and pester until he capitulates. I must trust God in him, trust God to do for both of us better than I know.”
― Elisabeth Elliot, Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control

“The weather in this place, you can feel it between your fingers.”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See