Quotemeal: Apr. 27th, 2002

Saturday, April 27, 2002

"It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

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"The church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting it."
Jerome
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"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow."
Helen Keller
"There is nothing, indeed, which God will not do for a man who dares to step out upon what seems to be the mist; though as he puts his foot down he finds a rock...."
F. B. Meyer

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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.