“I can but die,” I said, “and I believe in God. Let me try to wait His will in silence.”
“All men must die,” said a voice, quite close at hand; “but all are not condemned to meet a lingering and premature doom, such as yours would be if you perished here of want.”
– Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre, Chapter 28. The door of Moor House is shut to the destitute Jane, who lies on the ground waiting on God to decide if she lives or dies. But home owner St. John Rivers returns in time to save her. The clergyman offers her shelter.