Quotemeal: May. 8th, 2024

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

"We can love the world, or love God. If we love the world, there will be no room in our heart for the love of God. We cannot love both God, who is eternal, and the world, which is transitory."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

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"We exist to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples."
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"There is not a heart but has its moments of longing, yearning for something better; nobler; holier than it knows now."

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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "We can love the world, or love God.  If we love the world, there will be no room in our heart for the love of God. We cannot love both God, who is eternal, and the world, which is transitory."

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