Quotemeal: Nov. 15th, 2002

Friday, November 15, 2002

"Jesus hath many lovers of His heavenly Kingdom, but few bearers of His Cross. He hath many desirous of consolation, but few of tribulation. Many love Jesus so long as no adversities befall them."
— Thomas à Kempis

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"Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by us."
— Oswald Chambers —
"Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous."
— Thornton Wilder —
"Nails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there."
— Catherine of Siena —
"It is easier to ridicule than commend."
— Thomas Fuller —

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Illustration of Thomas à Kempis — "Jesus hath many lovers of His heavenly Kingdom, but few bearers of His Cross. He hath many desirous of consolation, but few of tribulation. Many love Jesus so long as no adversities befall them."

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