Quotemeal: May. 25th, 1955

Wednesday, May 25, 1955

"Christianity is a religion which concerns us as we are here and now, creatures of body and soul. We do not "follow the footsteps of his most holy life" by the exercise of a trained religious imagination, but by treading the firm, rough earth, up hill and down dale."
— Evelyn Underhill

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Illustration of Evelyn Underhill — "Christianity is a religion which concerns us as we are here and now, creatures of body and soul. We do not "follow the footsteps of his most holy life" by the exercise of a trained religious imagination, but by treading the firm, rough earth, up hill and down dale."

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