Disbelief Quote by Graham Greene
““...I didn't know it buy You moved in the pain. I said, "let him be alive,' not believing in You, and my disbelief made no difference to You. You took it into Your love and accepted it like an offering, and tonight the rain soaked through my coat and my clothes into my skin, and I shivered with the cold, and it was for the first time as though I nearly loved You. I walked under Your windows in the rain and I wanted to wait under the all night only to show that after all I might learn to love and I wasn't afraid of the desert any longer because You were there. I came back into the house and there was Maurice with Henry. It was the second time You had given him back: the first time I had hated you for it and You'd taken my hate like You'd taken my disbelief into Your love, keeping them to show me later, so that we could both laugh...””
About This Quote
Source Novel excerpt: “The End of the Affair,” 1951, literary fiction
The narrator describes a transformative encounter with divine love amid suffering, moving from doubt to acceptance.
In simple terms: Divine love can heal doubt and fear.
Key Takeaway
Seek openness to love even in hardship.
Themes
spiritual awakening
redemption
human suffering
Mood
reflective
introspective
Type
literary
spiritual
When to use this quote
- personal crisis
- religious contemplation
- rainy night reflection
Key Concepts
theology
personal transformation
faith journey
Questions to Reflect On
- How does pain lead to deeper faith?
- What role does forgiveness play in healing?
A Different Perspective
Interpretation may vary across religious perspectives.
