Quotemeal: Apr. 7th, 2009

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

"No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism."
— William R. Inge

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"One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it."
— Gaston Bachelard —
"Every act of kindness and compassion done by any man for his fellow Christian is done by Christ working within him."
— Julian of Norwich —
"You know how it is — you say the same words, yet they mean different things to those hearing them. you offer the same touch, yet it yields different..."
— Amy Nappa —
"A God who let us prove his existence would be an idol."
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer —

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Illustration of William R. Inge — "No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Today's Verse
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Psalm 121:1-2
"I lift up my eyes to the hills — where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth."
What Jesus Did!
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
'Do as I Have Done to You!' (Jn. 13:12-15)
"After washing [the disciples'] feet, [Jesus] put on his robe again and sat down and asked, "Do you understand what I was doing? You call me 'Teacher'...."
Daily Wisdom
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Proverbs 20:29
"The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old."
Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Psalms 5:8
"Very bitter is the enmity of the world against the people of Christ. Men will forgive a thousand faults in others, but they will magnify the most..."

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