Beneath the Oregon Pines Quotes

“How did you reconcile your prayers going unanswered?
I came to understand they weren’t unanswered so much as answered differently than I’d hoped.”
― Vivian Belle, Beneath the Oregon Pines

“Faith isn’t static, Boone. It grows like this flower… sometimes slowly, sometimes through difficult soil. What matters is that the roots continue reaching downward.”
― Vivian Belle, Beneath the Oregon Pines

“I don’t claim to understand divine purpose or the reasons behind suffering. I only know that I found peace in accepting that some questions don’t have answers we can comprehend.”
― Vivian Belle, Beneath the Oregon Pines

“But the heart is a remarkably expansive thing. It can hold past loves and present connections without diminishing either.”
― Vivian Belle, Beneath the Oregon Pines

“Sometimes I think we aren’t meant to understand why terrible things happen… Only to trust that God’s mercy extends beyond what we can see… Perhaps mercy doesn’t always prevent suffering but walks alongside us through it.”
― Vivian Belle, Beneath the Oregon Pines