Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2018

Friday, August 17, 2018

"Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."
— Ben Patterson

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"Intercessory prayer might be defined as loving our neighbor on our knees."
— Charles Brent —
"Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest."
— Book of Common Prayer —
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— St. Jerome —
"We never become truly spiritual by sitting down and wishing to become so. You must undertake something so great that you cannot accomplish it unaided."
— Phillips Brooks —

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Illustration of Ben Patterson — "Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."

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

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