Quotemeal: Apr. 12th, 1947

Saturday, April 12, 1947

"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

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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.