Quotemeal: Nov. 26th, 2006

Sunday, November 26, 2006

"The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives."
— Brennan Manning

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"A gem cannot be polished without friction; the child of God cannot be perfected without adversity."
— Author Unknown —
"Christ, by highest heaven adored,|Christ, the everlasting Lord,|Late in time behold him come,|Offspring of a virgin's womb.|Veiled in flesh the Godhead..."
— Charles Wesley —
"It is one thing to fear God as threatening, with a holy reverence, and another to be afraid of the evil threatened."
— John Owen —
"Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual..."
— Thomas à Kempis —

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Illustration of Brennan Manning — "The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives."

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