Quotes about Purpose
God tests us because we are so oblivious to the mixed allegiances in our hearts. The purpose of the test is to help us see our hearts and if they are found traitorous, we can turn back to God.
— Edward Welch
God has determined that run-of-the-mill people do most of his work—
— Edward Welch
Screwtape warns Wormwood] Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending, to do our Enemy's [God's] will, looks around upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys.
— Edward Welch
The purpose of humanity is to be brought near to God as a holy people.
— Edward Welch
They are God's liturgy, prepared for you in advance.
— Edward Welch
One recognizes one's course by discovering the paths that stray from it.
— Albert Camus
History only exists, in the final analysis, for God.
— Albert Camus
Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?
— Albert Camus
What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying.
— Albert Camus
It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.
— Albert Camus
Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions.
— Albert Camus
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.
— Albert Einstein