Quotemeal: Feb. 12th, 1950

Sunday, February 12, 1950

"Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained."
— C. S. Lewis

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"No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism."
— William R. Inge —
"If we seek God for our own good and profit, we are not seeking God."
— Johannes Eckhart —
"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 —
"Do not pray for easy lives; pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your....."
— Phillips Brooks —

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Illustration of C. S. Lewis — "Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained."

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Proverbs 29:25
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'The Great and Awesome God' (Ne. 1:6)
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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.

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