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God doesn't stop the bad things from happening; that's never been part of the promise. The promise is: I am with you. I am with you now until the end of time.
— Madeleine L'Engle
I can't do it for love of God, like Tom Tallis, or for heaven's sake, as Mr. Frost said. But because I love people I have to act according to it—to the fact that I love them.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
— Madeleine L'Engle
But I wanted to do it for you," Mr. Murry said. "That's what every parent wants.
— Madeleine L'Engle
When Zachary saw Annie, he entered the circles of overlapping time. Behold, I have set before you an open door, and no man can shut it.
— Madeleine L'Engle
It's better to take it out on God. He can cope with all our angers. That's one thing my long span of chronology has taught me. If I take all my anger, if I take all my bitterness over the unfairness of this mortal life, and throw it all to God, he can take it all and transform it into love before he gives it back to me.
— Madeleine L'Engle
The Mother asks the sacrifice of love.
— Madeleine L'Engle
An icon is not meant to be an idol. Just a reminder that love is greater than hate.
— Madeleine L'Engle
there are powers of love in the universe, and as long as you respond with love, they'll help you.
— Madeleine L'Engle
When two people, lovers, or sometimes friends, have an enduring care for each other, allow each other to be human, faulted, flawed, but real, then being human becomes a glorious thing to be. If the human race ever makes progress, that is how.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Good helps us, the stars help us, perhaps what you would call light helps us, love helps us.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Expand my love, Lord, so I can help to bear the pain, help your love move my love into the tired prostitute with false eyelashes and bunioned feet, the corrupt policeman with his hand open for graft, the addict, the derelict, the woman in the mink coat and discontented mouth, the high school girl with heavy books and frightened eyes. Help me through these scandalous particulars to understand your love. Help me to pray.
— Madeleine L'Engle