In a great affliction there is no light either in the stars or in the sun; for when the inward light is fed with fragrant oil; there can be no darkness though the sun should go out. But when, like a sacred lamp in the temple, the inward light is quenched, there is no light outwardly, though a thousand suns should preside in the heavens.
Henry Ward BeecherA mother's prayers, silent and gentle, can never miss the road to the throne of all bounty.
Henry Ward BeecherIf there's a job to be done, I always ask the busiest man in my parish to take it on and it gets done.
Henry Ward Beecher