Quotemeal: Aug. 12th, 1956

Sunday, August 12, 1956

"We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves."
— George Eliot

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"Lord, give us faith that right makes might."
— Abraham Lincoln —
"Unwillingness to accept God's "way of escape" from temptation frightens me - what a rebel yet resides within."
— Jim Elliot —
"[John the Baptist said] 'He must increase, but I must decrease.' ... No driven person could ever say what John said, because driven people have to keep gaining...."
— Gordon McDonald —
"Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas."
— Calvin Coolidge —

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Illustration of George Eliot — "We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves."

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Morning & Evening
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Morning Thought: Nehemiah 9:38
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Daily Wisdom
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"A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel."
God's Holy Fire
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'Reassurance' (Mt. 1:19-20)
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