Quotemeal: Sep. 8th, 2005

Thursday, September 8, 2005

"A gem cannot be polished without friction; the child of God cannot be perfected without adversity."
— Author Unknown

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"Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal."
— Thomas Moore —
"If indeed there had been anything better and more profitable to the health of men than to suffer, Christ would surely have shown it by word and example."
— Thomas à Kempis —
"God, who needs nothing, loves into existence wholly superfluous creatures in order that he may love and perfect them."
— C. S. Lewis —
"God is never too late, nor too early, but just on time."
— R. T. Kendall —

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Illustration of Author Unknown — "A gem cannot be polished without friction; the child of God cannot be perfected without adversity."

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