"He was created of a mother whom He created. He was carried by hands that He formed. He cried in the manger in wordless infancy, He the Word, without whom all human eloquence is mute." - Augustine of Hippo

neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. - 1 Corinthians 3:7

"I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me." - 2 Corinthians 12:9

Not my will, but yours, be done. - Luke 22:42