Quotemeal: May. 17th, 1955

Tuesday, May 17, 1955

"Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too."
— J. C. Ryle

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Illustration of J. C. Ryle — "Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too."

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The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
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A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
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Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.