God's ways are higher than our ways not because he is less compassionate than we are but because he is more compassionate than we can ever imagine.

Rachel Held Evans
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When we try to understand God's ways, we must remember that we are merely human. The reason God's ways are higher than our ways is not because he is less compassionate than we are but because he is more compassionate than we can ever imagine. The opposite of compassion is indifference.

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