Quotemeal: Apr. 17th, 1949

Sunday, April 17, 1949

"Over the long run, love's power to forgive is stronger than hate's power to get even."
— Lewis B. Smedes

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"Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a living presence."
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge —
"Jesus the very thought of Thee|With sweetness fills my breast;|But sweeter far Thy face to see|And in Thy presence rest."
— Bernard of Clairvaux —
"Christ came, not so much to preach the Gospel, as that there might be a Gospel to preach."
— R. W. Dale —
"Oh forgive us Lord, for so often we seek the things in your hand rather than the things of your heart."
— Author Unknown —

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Illustration of Lewis B. Smedes — "Over the long run, love's power to forgive is stronger than hate's power to get even."

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