Quotes · Quote card

Quotation from Heidi by Johanna Spyri

“That is not the way, Heidi. You see, God in heaven is a good Father to all of us, who knows what we need better than we do.”

Johanna Spyri (spoken by Grandmother)

Heidi, Frankfurt/teaching chapters, trans. Elisabeth P. Stork (1919)

Portrait of Johanna Spyri

Teaching Heidi how to pray when requests seem unanswered.

Citation: "That is not the way, Heidi. You see, God in heaven is a good Father to all of us, who knows what we need better than we do." — Johanna Spyri, Heidi, Frankfurt/teaching chapters, trans. Elisabeth P. Stork (1919). (id heidi-q3)

Portrait: Spyri Heidi Cover 1887, Original artist is unknown/uncredited. (Signed "W C 84"), Public domain.

Download card (PNG)

Quote card: That is not the way, Heidi. You see, God in heaven is a good Father to all of us