“First, who’s to say we are good people? The question should be not “Why do bad things happen to good people?” but “Why do good things happen to bad people?” If the fairy godmother tells Cinderella that she can wear her magic gown until midnight, the question should be not “Why not after midnight?” but “Why did I get to wear it at all?” The question is not why the glass of water is half empty but why it is half full, for all goodness is gift. The best people are the ones who are most reluctant to call themselves good people. Sinners think they are saints, but saints know they are Sinners. The best man who ever lived once said, “No one is good but God alone.”
Peter Kreeft
sounds harsh, but it’s true.
(via heartallonfire)
It’s not so much harsh as helping us realise just how amazing God is - He has no reason to give us anything, yet He gives us so many gifts.
(Source: iam3rd)
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