Quotemeal: Apr. 12th, 1939

Wednesday, April 12, 1939

"Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God: for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice and mediocrity and materialism and selfishness that have chilled his faith."
— Thomas Merton

More Quotemeal

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"The empty tomb of Christ has been the cradle of the Church."
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"The Gospels do not explain the Resurrection; the Resurrection explains the Gospels."
"I believe in God like I believe in the sun rise. Not because I can see it, but because I can see all that it touches."
C. S. Lewis

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Illustration of Thomas Merton — "Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God: for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice and mediocrity and materialism and selfishness that have chilled his faith."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.