Quotemeal: Oct. 5th, 1955

Wednesday, October 5, 1955

"All the graces of a Christian spring from the death of self."
— Madame Guyon

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"The first duty of love is to listen."
— Paul Tillich —
"We find freedom when we find God; we lose it when we lose Him."
— Paul E. Scherer —
"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..."
— Robert L. Short —
"There are two ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less."
— G. K. Chesterton —

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Illustration of Madame Guyon — "All the graces of a Christian spring from the death of self."

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Daily Wisdom
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Proverbs 1:8
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Morning & Evening
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Evening Thought: Isaiah 51:3
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What Jesus Did!
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
'Living Water' (Jn. 7:37-39)
"On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, "Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me....."
Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'All-encompassing Compassion' (2 Co. 6:1-11)
"Dear Father, blessed bestower of grace, Let me work together with you to entreat people not to reject or ignore your offer of grace, or to accept it...."

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