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Mary of Bethany

The Life of Surrender by Lilias Trotter

Published August 10, 2022 |

By womenofchristianity

In Mary of Bethany, with her broken box of ointment, we see shadowed forth the life of surrender. . .The… Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Women, Lilias Trotter, Mary of Bethany |

Tagged Giving, Surrender, Worship |

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“They only did what God permitted them to do, which enabled me always to keep God in sight… When we suffer, we should always remember that God inflicts the blow. Wicked men, it is true, are not infrequently His instruments; and the fact does not diminish, but simply develops their wickedness. But when we are so mentally disposed that we love the strokes we suffer, regarding them as coming from God, and as expressions of what He sees best for us, we are then in the proper state to look forgivingly and kindly upon the subordinate instrument which He permits to smite us.” – Madame Guyon

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