Quotemeal: Nov. 27th, 1954

Saturday, November 27, 1954

"Love consents to all and commands only those who consent. Love is abdication. God is abdication."
— Simone Weil

More Quotemeal

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves."
— Victor Hugo —
"Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?"
"It was not by dialectic that it pleased God to save His people; "for the kingdom of God consisteth in simplicity of faith, not in wordy contention.""
— St. Ambrose —
"Trials are not enemies of faith but are opportunities to prove God's faithfulness."

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Illustration of Simone Weil — "Love consents to all and commands only those who consent.  Love is abdication.  God is abdication."

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