Quote#God & Faith
Any day, any minute we bless God for our being or for anything, for…
Quote byGerard Manley Hopkins · 1844–1889
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Principle or Foundation.
English (original)
Any day, any minute we bless God for our being or for anything, for food, for sunlight, we do and are what we were meant for, made for — things that give and mean to give God glory.
— Gerard Manley Hopkins
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