Quotemeal for Saturday, August 27, 2011

"It seems to me, as time goes on, that the only thing that is worth seeking for is to know and to be known by Christ — a privilege open alone to the childlike, who, with receptivity, guilelessness, and humility, move Godward."

— Charles H. Brent

More Quotemeal

"We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in."

— John Milton —

"Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom."

— Theodore Isaac Rubin —

"Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men; in praise we act like angels."

— Thomas Watson —

"The trouble with nearly everybody who prays is that he says "Amen" and runs away before God has a chance to reply. Listening to God is far more important than....."

— Frank Laubach —