Quotemeal: Dec. 19th, 1940

Thursday, December 19, 1940

"We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.||"
— C. S. Lewis

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"No one who really wants to count for God can afford to play at Christianity."
— H. A. Ironside —
"Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's successes."
— Oscar Wilde —
"All effective fathers learn the importance of a wise and flexible response to their children's calls for attention. No busy signals here. No "hold" button."
— Gordon McDonald —
"God weeps with us so that we may one day laugh with Him."
— Jurgen Moltmann —

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Illustration of C. S. Lewis — "We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.||"

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