Quotemeal for Saturday, August 20, 1966

"Affliction comes to the believer not to make him sad, but sober; not to make him sorry, but wise. Even as the plow enriches the field so that the seed is multiplied a thousandfold, so affliction should magnify our joy and increase our spiritual harvest."

— Henry Ward Beecher

More Quotemeal

"The true character of ministry is a servant's heart."

— Author Unknown —

"Christ has turned all our sunsets into dawns."

— Clement of Alexander —

"A passion to obey Christ is born out of our relationship with him. The more we love him, the more we want him to be a part of our affairs."

— Calvin Miller —

"The Bible is like a telescope. If a man looks through his telescope, then he sees worlds beyond; but if he looks at his telescope, then he does not see anything..."

— Phillips Brooks —