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The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance.
Letter to Eliza Gurney (4 September 1864); quoted in Roy P. Basler, ed., The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, vol. 7 (New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1953), p. 535
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C. S. Lewis1898–1963Mere Christianity, Book III, Chapter 11 “Faith” (1952)Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
Augustine of Hippo354–430Sermones 4.1.1
