We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be

Quote by CS Lewis

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You have not chosen one another, but I have chosen you for one another.

You have not chosen one another, but I have chosen you for one another.

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too?...

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too?...

In a sense, it (Christianity) creates rather than solves the problem of pain, for pain...

In a sense, it (Christianity) creates rather than solves the problem of pain, for pain...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing? The longing for home? For...

Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing? The longing for home? For...

God whispers in our pleasures, but shouts in our pain.

God whispers in our pleasures, but shouts in our pain.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because...

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because...

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be...

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be...

I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies,...

I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies,...

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it...

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it...

I am suffering incessant temptations to uncharitable thoughts at present; one of those black moods...

I am suffering incessant temptations to uncharitable thoughts at present; one of those black moods...

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through...

This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through...

Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.

Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good...

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good...

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval...

A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval...

The love of glory, the fear of disgrace, the incentive to succeed, the desire to...

The love of glory, the fear of disgrace, the incentive to succeed, the desire to...

There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is...

There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

He that hopes to look back hereafter with satisfaction upon past years must learn to...

He that hopes to look back hereafter with satisfaction upon past years must learn to...