I Am Not In The Least Surprised That Your Impression Of Death Becomes More Lively, In Proportion As Age And Infirmity Bring It Nearer. God Makes Use Of This Rough Trial To Undeceive Us In Respect To Our Courage, To Make Us Feel Our Weakness, And To Keep Us In All Humility In His Hands.

-Francois Fenelon

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I Am Not In The Least Surprised

Francois Fenelon

I Am Not In The Least Surprised That Your Impression Of Death Becomes More Lively, In Proportion As Age And Infirmity Bring It Nearer. God Makes Use Of This Rough Trial To Undeceive Us In Respect To Our Courage, To Make Us Feel Our Weakness, And To Keep Us In All Humility In His Hands.

Topic

Death

Humility

Hands

Should We Feel At Times Disheartened And Discouraged, A Simple Movement Of Heart Toward God Will Renew Our Powers. Whatever He May Demand Of Us, He Will Give Us At The Moment The Strength And Courage That We Need.

Encouragement

Religious

Heart