Quotemeal: Oct. 14th, 2024

Monday, October 14, 2024

"The essence of chastity is not the suppression of lust, but the total orientation of one's life towards a goal."
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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"No subject of contemplation will tend more to humble the mind, than thoughts of God."
— Charles H. Spurgeon —
"We must not be unjust and require from ourselves what is not in ourselves. Do not desire not to be what you are, but desire to be very well what you are."
— François de Sales —
"It is in the ordinary duties and labors of life that the Christian can and should develop his spiritual union with God."
— Thomas Merton —
"God is not interested in our spiritual life. He's interested in our life."
— John Ortberg —

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Illustration of Dietrich Bonhoeffer — "The essence of chastity is not the suppression of lust, but the total orientation of one's life towards a goal."

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