Bible Quote by Ellen F. Davis
““The very idea of wisdom, as the Bible understands it, challenges the mind-set of our society and the view of knowledge that all of us have to some extent internalized.””
““The very idea of wisdom, as the Bible understands it, challenges the mind-set of our society and the view of knowledge that all of us have to some extent internalized.””
![“The Song [of Solomon] captures the ecstatic aspect of love that is the main subject of the whole Bible.” quote by Ellen F. Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fb8/ellen-f-davis-25448_bible_the-song-of-solomon-captures-the-ecstati_68495.jpg)
![“...our role as comforters is not to solve the problem of pain; even less is it to stick up for God. Trying to vindicate God to a person in agonizing pain is like explaining to a crying infant that Mommy is really a well-intentioned person. ... While [Job's friends] remain mired in their…” quote by Ellen F. Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6aa/ellen-f-davis-25448_problem-of-pain_our-role-as-comforters-is-not-to-solve-t_332429.jpg)
![“And there we recognize that our frailty is not meant to cause us anxiety and sorrow. Rather, God means it to be a source of confidence, and even, as it was for Etty [the Dutch Jew previously mentioned that died in Auschwitz], a source of joy. For it is exactly that frailty--the strict limits to…” quote by Ellen F. Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/435/ellen-f-davis-25448_certainty-of-death_and-there-we-recognize-that-our-frailty_726927.jpg)
![“God accommodates [Moses'] complaints and makes in-course corrections. God does not take a human being so fully into the divine confidence--you might say, God does not depend on a human being so fully--until Mary conceives by the Holy Spirit.” quote by Ellen F. Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e78/ellen-f-davis-25448_confidence_god-accommodates-moses-complaints-and-ma_2061425.jpg)
