Faith says not, 'I see that it is good for me, so God must have sent it,' but, 'God sent it, and so it must be good for me.' Faith, walking in the dark with God, only prays Him to clasp its hand more closely.
Phillips BrooksThe solution to sin is not to impose an ever-stricter code of behavior. It is to know God.
Phillips BrooksNever fear to bring the sublimest motive to the smallest duty, and the most infinite comfort to the smallest trouble.
Phillips Brooks