Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2021

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

"Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and space."
— Charles H. Spurgeon

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"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."
— William James —
"What our Lord did was done with the intent, and this alone, that he might be with us and we with him."
— Meister Eckhart —
"Faith, mighty faith the promise sees|And rests on that alone:|Laughs at impossibilities,|And says it shall be done."
— Charles Wesley —
"Even when we cannot see the why and wherefore of God's dealings, we know that there is love in and behind them, and so we can rejoice always."
— J. I. Packer —

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Illustration of Charles H. Spurgeon — "Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and space."

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

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