Quotemeal: Dec. 6th, 1949

Tuesday, December 6, 1949

"To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God."
— William Temple

More Quotemeal

"My liberty as a Christian should always be supremely shackled by the love I am commanded to have towards another."
"It is not the business of the church to adapt Christ to men, but men to Christ."
"Beginning well is a momentary thing; finishing well is a lifelong thing."
"There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees."
Victor Hugo

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Illustration of William Temple — "To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God."

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