Oh I wish that God had not given me what I prayed for! It was not so good as I thought.

Johanna Spyri
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More Quotes By Johanna Spyri
  1. We must never forget to pray, and to ask God to remember us when He is arranging things, so that we too may feel safe and have no anxiety about what is going to happen.

  2. God arranges everything for us, so that we need have no more fear or trouble and may be quite sure that all things will come right in the end.

  3. If I spend every moment, for the rest of my days, thanking God for all his goodness to us, that would still not be enough.

  4. It was so lovely, Heidi stood with tears pouring down her cheeks, and thanked God for letting her come home to it again. She could find no words to express her feelings, but lingered until the light began to fade and then ran on.

  5. Oh I wish that God had not given me what I prayed for! It was not so good as I thought.

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