Quotemeal: Apr. 24th, 2021

Saturday, April 24, 2021

"Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you yourself shall be the miracle."
— Phillips Brooks

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"I often wonder if my knowledge about God has not become my greatest stumbling block to my knowledge of God."
Henri Nouwen
"Faith enables persons to be persons because it lets God be God."

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Illustration of Phillips Brooks — "Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you yourself shall be the miracle."

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