Quotemeal: Jul. 31st, 1957

Wednesday, July 31, 1957

"We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own."
— Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador

More Quotemeal

"The Bible shows how the world progresses. It begins with a garden, but ends with a Holy City."
"One filled with joy preaches without preaching."
"It is impossible for a man to be a Christian without having Christ; and if he has Christ he has at the same time all that is in Christ."
"If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them."
John Owen

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Illustration of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador — "We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker.  We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs.  We are prophets of a future not our own."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Wednesday, July 31, 1957

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