"There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice." ~ John Calvin

 “As the rain hides the stars, as the autumn mist hides the hills, as the clouds veil the blue of the sky, so the dark happenings of my lot hide the shining of Your face from me. Yet, if I may hold Your hand in the darkness, it is enough. Since I know that, though I may stumble in my going, You do not fall. (Gaelic Prayer)”

— Alistair MacLean