Quotemeal: Nov. 2nd, 1956

Friday, November 2, 1956

"Our prayers are answered not when we are given what we ask but when we are challenged to be what we can be."
— Morris Alder

More Quotemeal

"We too often love things and use people when we should be using things and loving people."
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"Understanding is knowing what to do; wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is actually doing it."
"We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior."
John Stott

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Illustration of Morris Alder — "Our prayers are answered not when we are given what we ask but when we are challenged to be what we can be."

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