"Who is there that ever receives a gift and tries to make bargains about it? Let us, then, return thanks for what He has bestowed on us. Who can tell whether, if we had had a larger share of ability or stronger health, we should not have possessed them to our destruction."
— Alphonsus Liguori
More Quotemeal
"Life is filled with meaning as soon as Jesus Christ enters into it."
"No vital Christianity is possible unless at least three aspects of it are developed. These are the inner life of devotion, the outer life of service, and the..."
"The seven social sins: politics without principle, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality,..."
"Everyone [at the Jerusalem meeting about whether Gentile Christians had to follow Jewish customs] listened quietly as Barnabas and Paul told about..."
"[John the Baptizer continued,] "I didn't know [Jesus] was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit....."
"Yonder in the better world, the inhabitants are independent of all creature comforts. They have no need of raiment; their white robes never wear out,...."
"I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful miracles. Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim..."
About This Devotional
Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.
Bible: Browse OT/NT Books
Comments
Have thoughts on this devotional? Leave a comment