Quotemeal for Monday, December 19, 2005

"Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by us."

— Oswald Chambers

More Quotemeal

"The difference between perseverance and obstinancy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't."

— Henry Ward Beecher —

"Be thou a bright flame before me,|Be thou a guiding star above me,|Be thou a smooth path below me,|Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me,|Today - tonight - and..."

— Columba of Iona —

"A man who prays without ceasing, if he achieves something, knows why he achieved it, and can take no pride in it... for he cannot attribute it to his own..."

— Dorotheus of Gaza —

"We never become truly spiritual by sitting down and wishing to become so. You must undertake something so great that you cannot accomplish it unaided."

— Phillips Brooks —