We are women, and my plea is Let me be a woman, holy through and through, asking for nothing but what God wants to give me, receiving with both hands and with all my heart whatever that is.

Elisabeth Elliot
We are women, and my plea is Let me be...
We are women, and my plea is Let me be...
We are women, and my plea is Let me be...
We are women, and my plea is Let me be...
About This Quote

This quote is not about being a woman, or being holy. It’s about being a woman who asks for nothing but what God wants to give her, receiving with both hands and with all of her heart whatever that is. Asking for nothing is the only way to receive what God has for us. It’s also the only way to receive more than we ask for.

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