Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2006

Thursday, August 17, 2006

"Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."
— Ben Patterson

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"The Holy Spirit is not a blessing from God, He is God."
— Colin Urquhart —
"In his love he clothes us, enfolds us and embraces us; that tender love completely surrounds us, never to leave us."
— Julian of Norwich —
"Pride is the utter poverty of soul disguised as riches, imaginary light where in fact there is darkness."
— John Climacus —
"God weeps with us so that we may one day laugh with Him."
— Jurgen Moltmann —

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Illustration of Ben Patterson — "Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."

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