Quotemeal: Nov. 2nd, 2018

Friday, November 2, 2018

"Our life is full of brokenness - broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations. How can we live with that brokenness without becoming bitter and resentful except by returning again and again to God's faithful presence in our lives."
— Henri Nouwen

More Quotemeal

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J. I. Packer
"Purity of heart and simplicity are of great force with Almighty God, who is in purity most singular, and of nature most simple."
"There is never any peace for those who resist God."

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Illustration of Henri Nouwen — "Our life is full of brokenness - broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations. How can we live with that brokenness without becoming bitter and resentful except by returning again and again to God's faithful presence in our lives."

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