Quotemeal: May. 22nd, 1954

Saturday, May 22, 1954

"The spiritual life is a stern choice. It is not a consoling retreat from the difficulties of existence, but an invitation to enter fully into that difficult existence, and there apply the Charity of God, and bear the cost."
— Evelyn Underhill

More Quotemeal

"Man does not rule over evil except when he refuses to do it. When he has truly done evil, he is its servant."
— Hildegard of Bingen —
"Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing."
— John of the Cross —
"It is easier to ridicule than commend."
— Thomas Fuller —
"The man who refuses to forgive destroys the bridge over which he himself must cross."
— John Iverson —

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Illustration of Evelyn Underhill — "The spiritual life is a stern choice. It is not a consoling retreat from the difficulties of existence, but an invitation to enter fully into that difficult existence, and there apply the Charity of God, and bear the cost."

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Morning & Evening
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'At All Times' (Ps. 34:1-2)
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Today's Verse
A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
John 1:11
"He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him."

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