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I am content to know Such love is mine-for life is all too brief To grieve for pleasures bringing only grief; Give me but You; it is enough just so.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3403900,"Every cat knows some things need to be buried.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":40},3403895,"We cannot pray and remain the same.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nRuth Bell Graham, wife of renowned evangelist Billy Graham, penned this quote in her 1997 book \"Proclamation and Prescription: Sermons from the Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, 1980-1992.\" During this period, Ruth was facing personal struggles, including her husband's increasingly demanding ministry and her own health issues. Her words reflect a moment of introspection and spiritual growth.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote's true significance lies in its acknowledgment that prayer is not a passive, feel-good activity but rather a transformative process that requires surrender and change. The statement highlights the paradox that prayer, when genuine, cannot leave us unchanged, forcing us to confront and potentially upend our existing beliefs, habits, and relationships.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset, acknowledge that true spiritual growth and personal transformation require embracing the discomfort of change. 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First there is the shock, then the anesthetic, and the painkillers; the attention of doctors and nurses, flowers and cards and visits from friends. But sooner or later you have to learn to walk without it.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3403876,"Prodigals are not limited in gender, race, age or color. They do have one thing in common: They have left home, and they are missed.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3403864,"Pity the married couple who expect too much from one another.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3403859,"Just pray for a tough hide and a tender heart.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3403854,"God does not punish us for our sins but by them.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,2,10]