Tag Archives: Meditation

Who Can Be Against Us? Voltaire in History of Charles XII related that whenever the Swedes could marshal a force which had a proportion to their enemies of 20 to 100, they never despaired of victory. When Napoleon started to … Continue reading →

They Were on Side of God Napoleon said, “God is on the side of the heaviest artillery.” At Waterloo, he was proved wrong, for the 160 guns of the English overcame the 250 guns of the French. God and one … Continue reading →

Miraculous Interventions In History A tide was kept back strangely for twelve hours once, and so a host of Christians in Holland were saved from slaughter by the Duke of Alva. A tremendous wind once scattered the Armada of Spain … Continue reading →

“God Only Is Great” At the funeral of Louis XIV the great cathedral was packed with mourners paying final tribute to the king whom they all considered great. The room was dark, save for one lone candle which illumined the … Continue reading →

The Overwhelming Molecule I read in a magazine this month that every cubic inch of gas, at normal temperature and pressure, contains four hundred and forty-three billions of molecules. And this result is based, so it was stated, on an … Continue reading →

God Gets 100% An ill-prepared college student taking an economics exam just before Christmas vacation wrote on his paper. “Only God knows the answers to these questions. Merry Christmas!” The professor graded the papers and wrote this note: “God gets … Continue reading →

On Long Prayers “Pa,” asked a little boy, “does the Lord know every thing?” “Yes, my son,” replied the father; “but why do you ask that question?” “Because,” replied the boy, “our preacher, when he prays, is so long telling … Continue reading →

Mark Twain’s Address One day at the Knickerbockers Club in New York, a group of Mark Twain’s friends recalled that it was his birthday, and decided to write him a collective letter. They composed seven or eight pages of nonsense … Continue reading →

The Eye In Prison’s Hole Lafayette tells us that he was once shut up in a little room in a gloomy prison for a great while. In the door of his little cell was a very small hole cut. At … Continue reading →

Lifeguard’s Ability To Tell A friend of mine said to a life-saver at Newport, R. I.: “How can you tell when anyone is in need of help when there are thousands of bathers on the beach and in the water … Continue reading →