"I believe that God can and will bring good out of evil, even out of the greatest evil. For that purpose he needs men and women who make the best use of everything. I believe that God will give us all the strength we need to help us to resist in all time of distress. But he never gives it in advance, lest we should rely on ourselves and not on him alone. A faith such as this should allay all our fears for the future. I believe that even our mistakes and shortcomings are turned to good account, and that it is no harder for God to deal with them than with our supposedly good deeds. I believe that God is no timeless fate, but that he waits for and answers sincere prayers and responsible actions."
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison
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I like that a lot. I think it's true and it's helpful to think about when going through a hard time.
His thoughts on faith are always challenging. Thanks for posting that. Here is something else encouraging to extend along the trajectory of the end of your quote. Aim high with your faith and believe for the answers until they are manifest before you...
"The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy."
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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