I said, "Where's all that delivering God's supposed to do?" He snorted. "You're right, the only deliverance is the one we get for ourselves. The Lord doesn't have any hands and feet but ours."" That doesn't say much for the Lord.""It doesn't say much for us, either.

Sue Monk Kidd
About This Quote

"That doesn't say much for the Lord"" is a quote from the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It shows the hubris of the people of Gatsby's world and how they think that they can keep on with what they're doing without any consequences. This quote also highlights how both Gatsby and Daisy truly believe in God and that God cares for them and is with them, but only when it is convenient for them. The truth is that God does have hands and feet, just as much as we have our hands and feet, but the truth is that what we do with those hands and feet determines which God we are going to serve.

Source: The Invention Of Wings

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