“God had planted a garden of delight, in which he now placed the man he had formed. Here, at the bidding of the Lord God, the soil produced all such trees as charm the eye and satisfy the taste; and…

This painting by William Blake depicts the time Job got a little talking-to from God: “Then, from the midst of a whirlwind, the Lord gave Job his answer: Here is one that must ever be clouding the truth of things…

“Sometimes he would send them chieftains of their own, to rescue them from the invader’s power, but even to these they would not listen; still they would play the wanton, and worship alien gods; so quick were they to forsake…

Fulton Sheen observes in his book Go to Heaven: “A little child who today is telling a Sister in school that God made him, that he was made to know, love, and serve God, and to be happy with Him…

“So Mary Magdalen brought news to the disciples, of how she had seen the Lord, and he had spoken thus to her. And now it was evening on the same day, the first day of the week; for fear of…