Quotemeal: Dec. 22nd, 2005

Thursday, December 22, 2005

"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."
— Benjamin Franklin

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"We never move on from the cross of Christ, only into a more profound understanding of the cross."
— David Prior —
"The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, lives unblest."
— Henry Home —
"Hold on. Hope hard."
— Robert Browning —
"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass — grows...."
— Mother Teresa —

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Illustration of Benjamin Franklin — "How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, December 22, 2005

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What Jesus Did!
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'Family Time' (Jn. 2:12)
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Unstoppable!
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'He Poured Out the Spirit' (Acts 2:33)
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Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Morning Thought: Romans 8:12
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