Quotemeal: May. 17th, 2007

Thursday, May 17, 2007

"Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too."
— J. C. Ryle

More Quotemeal

"Give what you have; to someone it may be better than you dare to think."
— Longfellow —
"The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter."
"Relying on God has to start all over everyday, as if nothing has yet been done."
— C. S. Lewis —
"You don't need to see the way if you follow the one that is the Way."

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Illustration of J. C. Ryle — "Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.