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title: "2 Meticulous Providence Quotes by 1 author"
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> [“Although in one sense a belief in meticulous providence—that nothing happens apart from what God has planned, intended, and willed for the good of us, others, and indeed, all creation—is comforting, this view encounters serious difficulties when we think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-r-reichenbach/although-in-one-sense-a-belief-in-meticulous-providence-that-nothing/)

[Bruce R. Reichenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-r-reichenbach/)

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> [“In short, not only is it difficult to believe in meticulous providence in the face of this evil, it demeans the sufferers themselves to say that this seemingly gratuitous suffering is part of God’s best plan of blessing for them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-r-reichenbach/in-short-not-only-is-it-difficult-to-believe-in-meticulous-providence/)

[Bruce R. Reichenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-r-reichenbach/)

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