Quotemeal: Nov. 2nd, 1954

Tuesday, November 2, 1954

"Our life is full of brokenness - broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations. How can we live with that brokenness without becoming bitter and resentful except by returning again and again to God's faithful presence in our lives."
— Henri Nouwen

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"God is in the hypocrite's mouth, but the world is in his heart."
Gurnall
"Charity is, indeed, a great thing, and a gift of God, and when it is rightly ordered likens us unto God himself, as far as that is possible; for it is charity....."
"I make it a rule of Christian duty never to go to a place where there is not room for my Master as well as myself."
John Newton
"Oh forgive us Lord, for so often we seek the things in your hand rather than the things of your heart."

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Illustration of Henri Nouwen — "Our life is full of brokenness - broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations. How can we live with that brokenness without becoming bitter and resentful except by returning again and again to God's faithful presence in our lives."

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