Quotemeal: Aug. 16th, 1955

Tuesday, August 16, 1955

"The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it."
— Jean Nicolas Grou

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Illustration of Jean Nicolas Grou — "The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Tuesday, August 16, 1955

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A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
"The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness."

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