Quotemeal: Oct. 8th, 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026

"I resolve to endeavor to my utmost to act and think as if I had already seen the happiness of heaven and the torments of hell."
— Jonathan Edwards

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"I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose."
— Epictetus —
"Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous."
— Thornton Wilder —
"Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. And only he who sees takes off his shoes, the rest sit round and pluck blackberries."
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning —
"Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind."
— Helen Steiner Rice —

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Illustration of Jonathan Edwards — "I resolve to endeavor to my utmost to act and think as if I had already seen the happiness of heaven and the torments of hell."

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