Quote#Wisdom
The more we rest on this fact, – that we do not know the way we are…
Quote byHudson Taylor · 1832–1905
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: (J. Hudson Taylor. A Ribband of Blue and Other Bible Studies. London: China Inland Mission, n.d., 102)..
English (original)
The more we rest on this fact, – that we do not know the way we are going, but that we have a GUIDE who does know; that we do not know how to accomplish our service, but that He never leaves us to devise our own service; – the more restful does our life become.
— Hudson Taylor
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