Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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In a delightful garden, sowing, planting or digging are not hardship but are done with a zeal and a certain pleasure.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Engaging in work related to nature can be joyful and fulfilling rather than burdensome.
This quote by Martin Luther suggests that activities such as sowing, planting, or digging in a garden should not be viewed as laborious tasks, but rather as enjoyable and enriching experiences. The use of the word 'zeal' highlights the passion and delight that can come from working with nature, emphasizing that the process of nurturing a garden is a rewarding endeavor that brings pleasure rather than hardship.
Themes
GardenNatureJoyWorkPleasure
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can inspire students in a gardening club to appreciate the joys of gardening.
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All quotes βNow if I believe in God's Son and remember that He became man, all creatures will appear a hundred times more beautiful to me than before. Then I will properly appreciate the sun, the moon, the stars, trees, apples, as I reflect that he is Lord over all things. ...God writes the Gospel, not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
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It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that, by its soundness and wellbeing, he may be enabled to labour, and to acquire and preserve property, for the aid of those who are in want, that thus the stronger member may serve the weaker member, and we may be children of God, and busy for one another, bearing one another's burdens, and so fulfiling the law of Christ.
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Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.
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We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.
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In a mouse we admire God's creation and craft work. The same may be said about flies.
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