God, an elderly Jesuit once suggested to me, is something like an old carpenter in a small village in Vermont. If you ask the townspeople where to turn for carpentry work or repairs, they will say, ‘There’s only one person to call. He does excellent work. He’s careful, he’s precise, he’s conscientious, he’s creative, he makes sure that everything fits, and he tailors his work exactly to fit your needs. There’s just one problem: he takes forever!’

Rev. James Martin, S.J., in The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Anne Frank

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