“Cruelty and wrong are not the greatest forces in the world. There is nothing eternal in them. Only love is eternal.”
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
“[Amy Carmichael's] great longing was to have a "single eye" for the glory of God. Whatever might blur the vision God had give her of His work, whatever could distract or deceive or tempt other to seek anything but the Lord Jesus Himself she tried to eliminate.”
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
“We are not asked to SEE," said Amy. "Why need we when we KNOW?" We know--not the answer to the inevitable Why, but the incontestable fact that it is for the best. "It is an irreparable loss, but is it faith at all if it is 'hard to trust' when things are entirely bewildering?”
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
“The women of the Band were learning that if the Lord of Glory took a towel and knelt on the floor to wash the dusty feet of His disciples, then no work, even the relentless and often messy routine of caring for squalling babies, is demeaning. To offer it up to the Lord of Glory transforms it into a holy task.”
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
“Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.”
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
― A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
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