Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 1962

Friday, August 17, 1962

"Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."
— Ben Patterson

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"Who but the same God Who stands in the darker, fouler rooms of our hearts and says, 'Yes, let the God of Heaven and Earth be born here — in THIS place.'"
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"What is the Church if not the assembly of all the saints?"
— Nicetas —
"Pray hardest when it is hardest to pray."
— Bishop Charles H. Brent —
"Our circumstances are not an accurate reflection of God's goodness. Whether life is good or bad, God's goodness, rooted in His character, is the same."
— Helen Grace Lescheid —

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Illustration of Ben Patterson — "Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."

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