November 17, 2008

"The name of the Slough

was Despond."

- John Bunyan

(Pilgrim’s Progress)

“The old grey donkey, Eeyore

stood by himself

in a thistly corner of the Forest,

his front feet well apart,

his head on one side,

and thought about things.

Sometimes he thought sadly to himself, "Why?"

and sometimes he thought, "Wherefore?"

and sometimes he thought, "Inasmuch as which?"

and sometimes he didn't quite know

what he was thinking about.”

- A. A. Milne

“When I despair,

I remember that all through history

the way of truth and love has always won.

There have been tyrants and murderers

and for a time they seem invincible

but in the end, they always fall --

think of it, ALWAYS.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

“The righteous cry out,

and the LORD hears them;

he delivers them from all their troubles.

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted

and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

A righteous man may have many troubles,

but the LORD delivers him from them all.”

- Psalm 34:17-19 NIV