Quotemeal: Apr. 1st, 1950

Saturday, April 1, 1950

"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 work shall be no miracle, but you yourself shall be a miracle. Every day you shall wonder at yourself, at the richness of life which has come to you by the grace of God."
— Phillips Brooks

More Quotemeal

"Be still, and in the quiet moments, listen to the voice of your heavenly Father. His words can renew your spirit. No one knows you and your needs like He does."
"If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if a swan, like a swan. But since I am a rational creature my role is to praise God."
Epictetus
"God, as we know Him, is a gift to us from Christ."
A. J. Gossip
"We meet God through entering into a relationship both of dependance on Jesus as our Saviour and Friend and of discipleship to Him as our Lord and Master."
J. I. Packer

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Illustration

Illustration of Phillips Brooks — "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 work shall be no miracle, but you yourself shall be a miracle.  Every day you shall wonder at yourself, at the richness of life which has come to you by the grace of God."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Saturday, April 1, 1950

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.