If we accept that we have at least an iota of free will, we cannot throw it back … - Madeleine L'Engle

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Thou art never at any time nearer to God than when under tribulation; which He permits for the purification and beautifying of thy soul.

Madeleine L'Engle

If we accept that we have at least an iota of free will, we cannot throw it back the moment things go wrong. Like a human parent, God will help us when we ask for help, but in a way that will make us more mature, more real, not in a way that will diminish us.

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