Quotemeal: Apr. 17th, 1947

Thursday, April 17, 1947

"Come all crosses, welcome, welcome! so I may get my heart full of my Lord Jesus."
— Samuel Rutherford

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"All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions."
— Reinhold Niebuhr —
"The serene beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world next to the power of God."
— Blaise Pascal —
"Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently."
— François de Sales —
"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'"
— William A. Ward —

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Illustration of Samuel Rutherford — "Come all crosses, welcome, welcome! so I may get my heart full of my Lord Jesus."

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