Quotemeal: Dec. 22nd, 2023

Friday, December 22, 2023

"All effective fathers learn the importance of a wise and flexible response to their children's calls for attention. No busy signals here. No "hold" button."
— Gordon McDonald

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"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams."
— John Barrymore —
"We should dedicate ourselves to becoming in this life the most perfect worshippers of God we can possibly be, as we hope to be through all eternity."
— Brother Lawrence —
"There is nothing so healing in all the world as real presence. Our real presence can feed the ache for God in others."
— MacRina Wiederkehr —
"If we wait upon God, there is no danger. If we rush on, He must let us see the consequences of it."
— John Darby —

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Illustration of Gordon McDonald — "All effective fathers learn the importance of a wise and flexible response to their children's calls for attention. No busy signals here. No "hold" button."

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