"Of course you'll encounter trouble. But behold a God of power who can take any evil and turn it into a door of hope."
"I believe the old cliché, 'God helps those who help themselves,' is not only misleading but often dead wrong. My most spectacular answers to prayers have come when I was so helpless, so out of control as to be able to do nothing at all for myself."
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Source: Catherine Marshall (1961). “Beyond Our Selves, A Pilgrimage in Faith”
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