Quotemeal: Jul. 16th, 1955

Saturday, July 16, 1955

"Outward as well as inward morality helps to form the idea of a true Christian freedom. We are right to lay stress on inwardness, but in this world there is no inwardness without an outward expression."
— Meister Eckhart

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"Obedience is the fruit of faith; patience, the bloom on the fruit."
Rossetti
"Some complain because the rose has thorns; Some give thanks because the thorns have roses."
"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
"The essence of temptation is the invitation to live independently of God."

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Illustration of Meister Eckhart — "Outward as well as inward morality helps to form the idea of a true Christian freedom. We are right to lay stress on inwardness, but in this world there is no inwardness without an outward expression."

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