Quotemeal: Jun. 22nd, 1955

Wednesday, June 22, 1955

"The discussion of prayer is so great that it requires the Father to reveal it, His firstborn Word to teach it, and the Spirit to enable us to think and speak rightly of so great a subject."
— Origen

More Quotemeal

"Humility is the Christian's greatest honor; the higher men climb, the farther they are from heaven."
— Burder —
"The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter."
"There are... few stronger indications of ignorance of the power and evil of sin than the confident assertion of our ability to resist and subdue it."
"The long dull monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the Devil."
— C. S. Lewis —

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Illustration of Origen — "The discussion of prayer is so great that it requires the Father to reveal it, His firstborn Word to teach it, and the Spirit to enable us to think and speak rightly of so great a subject."

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