Quotemeal: May. 22nd, 2018

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

"The spiritual life is a stern choice. It is not a consoling retreat from the difficulties of existence, but an invitation to enter fully into that difficult existence, and there apply the Charity of God, and bear the cost."
— Evelyn Underhill

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"This is all the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed."
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C. S. Lewis
"Through a tree we were made debtors to God; so through a tree we have our debt canceled."
Irenaeus
"Reputation is character minus what you've been caught doing."

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Illustration of Evelyn Underhill — "The spiritual life is a stern choice. It is not a consoling retreat from the difficulties of existence, but an invitation to enter fully into that difficult existence, and there apply the Charity of God, and bear the cost."

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