Quotemeal: Apr. 17th, 1950

Monday, April 17, 1950

"It is not the objective proof of God's existence that we want but the experience of God's presence. That is the miracle we are really after, and that is also, I think, the miracle that we really get."
— Frederick Buechner

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— Thomas Manton —
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— Charles F. Banning —
"He who has not forgiven an enemy has not yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life."
— Johann K. Lavater —
"Without the religious element, life is like an engine running without oil — it seizes up."
— Romano Guardini —

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Illustration of Frederick Buechner — "It is not the objective proof of God's existence that we want but the experience of God's presence. That is the miracle we are really after, and that is also, I think, the miracle that we really get."

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