Quotemeal for Tuesday, May 21, 1963

"The childish idea that prayer is a handle by which we can take hold of God and obtain whatever we desire, leads to easy disillusionment with both what we had thought to be God and what we had thought to be prayer."

— Robert L. Short

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"It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow."

— Calvin Coolidge —

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— Mother Teresa —

"Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently."

— François de Sales —