Quotemeal: Aug. 20th, 2007

Monday, August 20, 2007

"Purity of heart and simplicity are of great force with Almighty God, who is in purity most singular, and of nature most simple."
— St. Gregory the Great

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"We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another."
— William Law —
"Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon."
— Martin Luther —
"I often wonder if my knowledge about God has not become my greatest stumbling block to my knowledge of God."
— Henri Nouwen —
"Passion will move men beyond themselves, beyond their shortcomings, beyond their failures."
— Joe Campbell —

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Illustration of St. Gregory the Great — "Purity of heart and simplicity are of great force with Almighty God, who is in purity most singular, and of nature most simple."

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