Quotemeal: Apr. 24th, 1957

Wednesday, April 24, 1957

"Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you yourself shall be the miracle."
— Phillips Brooks

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Illustration of Phillips Brooks — "Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you yourself shall be the miracle."

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