Quotemeal: May. 21st, 1955

Saturday, May 21, 1955

Celebrating 30 Years of Heartlight!

See highlights from 30 years of Heartlight and plans for the future of this ministry.

 30 Years of Heartlight
"The childish idea that prayer is a handle by which we can take hold of God and obtain whatever we desire, leads to easy disillusionment with both what we had thought to be God and what we had thought to be prayer."
— Robert L. Short

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"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness."
— Seneca —
"The Church is the only society on earth that exists for the benefits of non-members."
— William Temple —
"God meets me everywhere, or I never meet Him. If I think I meet Him only in Bible and Sacrament, and in the Christian fellowship, then I do not know who it is I..."
— M. A. C. Warren —
"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones."
— Phillips Brooks —

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Illustration of Robert L. Short — "The childish idea that prayer is a handle by which we can take hold of God and obtain whatever we desire, leads to easy disillusionment with both what we had thought to be God and what we had thought to be prayer."

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God's Holy Fire
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What Jesus Did!
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'Passed into Life!' (Jn. 5:24)
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A Year with Jesus
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'Receive the Breath of Heaven'
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Today's Verse
A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
Galatians 2:20
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and..."

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

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