Quote#God & Faith
It is not to come in any particular way, or with any particular…
Quote byHenry Ward Beecher · 1813–1887
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 151.
English (original)
It is not to come in any particular way, or with any particular experience, but to arise and come to your Father, and say unto Him, "Father I have sinned against heaven and before Thee, and am no more worthy to be called Thy son; make me as one of Thy hired servants."
— Henry Ward Beecher
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