Quotemeal: Jul. 31st, 2005

Sunday, July 31, 2005

"We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own."
— Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador

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"The difference between perseverance and obstinancy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't."
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— Sundar Singh —
"Relying on God has to start all over everyday, as if nothing has yet been done."
— C. S. Lewis —
"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God."
— Corrie ten Boom —

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Illustration of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador — "We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own."

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