Quotemeal: Aug. 21st, 2007

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

"He said: that it was a Great delusion to think that the times of prayer ought to differ from other times; that we are as strictly obliged to adhere to God by action in the time of action, as by prayer in its season."
— Brother Lawrence

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Illustration of Brother Lawrence — "He said: that it was a Great delusion to think that the times of prayer ought to differ from other times; that we are as strictly obliged to adhere to God by action in the time of action, as by prayer in its season."

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