God takes soonest those he loveth best

God takes soonest those he loveth best

A phrase typically used as a source of comfort after someone has died at a young age. I know that God takes soonest those he loveth best, but I'm still heartbroken to have lost my best friend—she was just 20 years old and had her whole life ahead of her! He was just the kindest person, and God takes soonest those he loveth best. The only way I can cope with horrible accidents like this one is to tell myself that God takes soonest those he loveth best.

See also: best, god, he, soon, take, those

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God takes soonest those he loveth best.

Prov. Good people often die young. The minister told the boy's grieving parents that God takes soonest those he loveth best. It may seem to us that Nancy was too young to die, but God takes soonest those he loveth best.

See also: best, god, he, soon, take, those

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