On all occasions of trial He has saved me. I know that the phrase 'God saved me' has a deeper meaning for me today, and still I feel that I have not yet grasped its entire meaning. Only richer experience can help me to a fuller understanding. But in all my trials - of a spiritual nature, as a lawyer, in conducting institutions, and in politics - I can say that God saved me. When every hope is gone, 'when helpers fail and comforts flee', I experience that help arrives somehow, from I know not where.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Gandhi reflects on experiencing divine help during difficult trials throughout his life.
- In plain terms
- He felt God helped him when all other help failed.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust that help can arrive when all seems lost.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you find unexpected help?
- How do you interpret faith?
Another view
Subjective spiritual experiences may not be universally shared.
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