First Dawn Quotes

“Jarena Harban removed a folded handkerchief from the pocket of her frayed cotton skirt and rubbed the smudged train window. Vestiges of cinder and ash stubbornly clung to the outside of the glass, but she could see well enough to determine there were a multitude of people waiting at the train depot. They were mostly white folks, but she spied a few coloreds among the crowd. She swiped the window again, but to no avail. With a defeated shrug, she tucked the cotton square back into her pocket.”
― Judith McCoy Miller, First Dawn

“You can’t blame God for the evil and misery in the world, Jarena— you got to give the devil his due on that account. Evil and misery goes way back to the Garden of Eden. Man wasn’t content to enjoy what God give him. Don’t you make that mistake, Jarena. You trust God and do like the Bible says—count it as joy when you face hard times. It’s during them hard times when we’s got the chance to draw close to Jesus, ’cause during the good times—” “We forget about God?”
― Judith McCoy Miller, First Dawn

“God don’t always answer our prayers the way we want, Jarena. Ain’t nothing in the Bible what promises He’s gonna give us whatever we pray for, but that’s where trust comes in—you gotta trust God knows better than you.”
― Judith McCoy Miller, First Dawn

“Instead of always holdin’ on and thinkin’ you know best, you gotta let Him take control. God knows what’s good for you, Jarena, but you keep tryin’ to make your own plans without Him.”
― Judith McCoy Miller, First Dawn

“Trust in the Lord, and do good. . . .”
― Judith McCoy Miller, First Dawn

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― Judith McCoy Miller, First Dawn

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― Judith McCoy Miller, First Dawn