Quotemeal: Oct. 6th, 2023

Friday, October 6, 2023

"We fear the search for who we are. Perhaps because we're afraid that having located our true souls, we might not like ourselves that much. So, we shrink to step across the threshold to our inner selves and invite God in. ... But no matter how we love the love the busy world of our relationships, the fast-action theater of our noisy and hurried lives at last empties out. Then we find ourselves in lonely cells of bulky silence that compels us to turn from the outer things and face our inner selves — and our mighty God."
— Calvin Miller

More Quotemeal

"No man is free who is a slave to the flesh."
Seneca
"To the good man to die is gain. The foolish fear death as the greatest of evils, the wise desire it as a rest after labors and the end of ills."
St. Ambrose
"Keep one thing in view forever- the truth; and if you do this, though it may seem to lead you away from the opinion of men, it will assuredly conduct you to the..."
Horace Mann
"We too often love things and use people when we should be using things and loving people."

Comments

Archived Facebook Comments

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Friday, October 6, 2023

Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, Help me to obey my leaders and submit to them, as those who keep watch for my soul. Fill my mouth and my heart with earnest prayer for....."
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
"Then [John] saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the..."
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
"Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did."
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
"As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood....."

Illustration

Illustration of Calvin Miller — "We fear the search for who we are. Perhaps because we're afraid that having located our true souls, we might not like ourselves that much. So, we shrink to step across the threshold to our inner selves and invite God in. ... But no matter how we love the love the busy world of our relationships, the fast-action theater of our noisy and hurried lives at last empties out. Then we find ourselves in lonely cells of bulky silence that compels us to turn from the outer things and face our inner selves — and our mighty God."

About This Devotional

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