Quotemeal: Sep. 14th, 1954

Tuesday, September 14, 1954

"The trouble with nearly everybody who prays is that he says "Amen" and runs away before God has a chance to reply. Listening to God is far more important than giving Him your ideas."
— Frank Laubach

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Illustration of Frank Laubach — "The trouble with nearly everybody who prays is that he says "Amen" and runs away before God has a chance to reply. Listening to God is far more important than giving Him your ideas."

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