Quotemeal: Aug. 2nd, 1947

Saturday, August 2, 1947

"It was not by dialectic that it pleased God to save His people; "for the kingdom of God consisteth in simplicity of faith, not in wordy contention.""
— St. Ambrose

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"We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us."
— Ed Howe —
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— C. S. Lewis —
"We see in the risen Christ the end for which man was made, and the assurance that the end is within our reach."
— Brooke Foss Wescott —
"I believe in the sun even if it isn't shining. I believe in love even when I am alone. I believe in God even when He is silent."
— Author Unknown —

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Illustration of St. Ambrose — "It was not by dialectic that it pleased God to save His people; "for the kingdom of God consisteth in simplicity of faith, not in wordy contention.""

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