“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) Dutch resistance hero and writer
“I used to be afraid of dying. Now I’m afraid of not living. There’s a difference. We go through life planning for a future, but sometimes that future never comes.”
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