Quotemeal for Saturday, December 1, 2001

"Only at the cross of Christ does man see fully what it is that separates him from God; yet it is here alone that he perceives that he is no longer separated from God. Nowehere else does the inviolable holiness of God, the impossibility of overlooking the guilt of man stand out more plainly; but nowhere else does the limitless mercy of God, which utterly transcends all human standards, stand out more clearly and plainly."

— Emil Brunner

More Quotemeal

"Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our years."

— Charles H. Spurgeon —

"Easter says to us that despite everything to the contrary, his will for us will prevail, love will prevail over hate, justice over injustice and oppression,..."

— Desmond Tutu —

"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."

— Brother Lawrence —

"If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them."

— John Owen —