Helmut Thielicke

Perhaps the greatest gift we have as Christians, who know that our Lord has won the victory, is that even here and now, not only at the end, we can praise God, simply because we know that there is one victorious, shining theme that runs through all the loneliness and homelessness, all the hunger, thirst and mysteries of this life and that is: Nearer, my God, to thee.

He who knows that at the end is God’s peace – not merely cries for the depths; he can also sing praise from the depths. For he who praises God is not afraid!