Quotemeal: Nov. 9th, 1947

Sunday, November 9, 1947

"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

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"All earthly delights are but "streams." But God is the ocean."
"The life of faith is continually renewed victory over doubt, a continually renewed grasp of meaning in the midst of meaninglessness."
L. Newbigin
"The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it."
"Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved."
Henri Nouwen

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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."

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