Quotemeal: May. 6th, 2006

Saturday, May 6, 2006

"We all need love, but we need it most when we deserve it least — when we have sinned against someone, when we have made poor choices, when we have failed. In these situations, ordinary love must become extra-ordinary love."
— Barbara Rosberg

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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."
— Henry Ward Beecher —
"One filled with joy preaches without preaching."
— Mother Teresa —
"To gather with God's people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer."
— Martin Luther —
"God writes straight with crooked lines."
— Spanish Proverb —

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Illustration of Barbara Rosberg — "We all need love, but we need it most when we deserve it least — when we have sinned against someone, when we have made poor choices, when we have failed. In these situations, ordinary love must become extra-ordinary love."

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