Last post on Aunt Jane’s Hero …

So I’ll end my blogging on Aunt Jane’s Hero with a few quotes that strike right to my heart:

– (Describing a young woman who hurts the protagonist by leading him on and then rebuffing his love) … “Annie was by no means the heartless girl he was at that moment disposed to believe her to be. She was inexperienced, and thoughtless, and impulsive, and had seen very little of the world; that was all.” (Oh! Thank God for the mercy of those who were similarly kind to ME when I was so very young and thoughtless and hurt so many people.)

– ” … what a gladsome, happy little creature she was; perfectly at ease, kindly affectioned towards everybody, yet reserving the depth and the tenderness of her nature for him alone!” (Oh! Since being hurt by Christian leaders with whom I had entrusted my love and friendship, I wonder if I will ever be so at ease again? Could Fred ever describe me like this again? I wonder. I wonder. No one can “make” me feel anything–and I don’t want to give people who hurt me too much “power” in my life. But it’s hard, isn’t it? Hard to risk and to trust again. To have a happy and open spirit again. Sometimes I get very scared.)

– “God is rich and could give you more now if He saw that it would be good for you. Never forget that.” “Joy emerges from sorrow and soars on wings far more beautiful than any earthly analogy can paint. If God takes away your husband, He will give you something better in his place.”

– “But now you are physically exhausted and even God is unreal.” (Boy! How many times I can relate to that statement.)

– “This is God’s choice for us; the choice of our best Friend.” “Just what we don’t like is often just what is best for us, darling.”

– “God does not give beforehand the grace with which to bear His blows; He does not heal before he smites.”

Thank You, God, for your sovereign goodness and your healing grace.