There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done…

C. S. Lewis
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There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.' ✨ The Great Divorce. Book by C. S. Lewis, 1945.
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Much is expected from those to whom much is given. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1984). The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis, p.309, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.' ✨ The Great Divorce. Book by C. S. Lewis, 1945.

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