Quotemeal: May. 9th, 2025

Friday, May 9, 2025

"The man who refuses to forgive destroys the bridge over which he himself must cross."
— John Iverson

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"The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance."
— C. S. Lewis —
"The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a "happy Christian." Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ....."
— Oswald Chambers —
"To take up the cross of Christ is no great action done once for all; it consists in the continual practice of small duties which are distasteful to us."
— John Henry Newman —
"Many promising reconciliations have broken down because, while both parties came prepared to forgive, neither party came prepared to be forgiven."
— Charles Williams —

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Illustration of John Iverson — "The man who refuses to forgive destroys the bridge over which he himself must cross."

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