Quotemeal: Jun. 16th, 1963

Sunday, June 16, 1963

"I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself."
— Max Lucado

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Illustration of Max Lucado — "I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Sunday, June 16, 1963

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What Jesus Did!
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'Assurance of Our Heavenly Home' (Jn. 14:2-3)
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Today's Verse
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Romans 15:7
"Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God."

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