Quotemeal: May. 17th, 2019

Friday, May 17, 2019

"Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too."
— J. C. Ryle

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Illustration of J. C. Ryle — "Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too."

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