Quotemeal: Aug. 27th, 1957

Tuesday, August 27, 1957

"The mark of a saint is not perfection, but consecration. A saint is not a man without faults, but a man who has given himself without reserve to God."
— W. T. Richardson

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"To take up the cross of Christ is no great action done once for all; it consists in the continual practice of small duties which are distasteful to us."
"The trouble is that I'm in a hurry, but God isn't."

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Illustration of W. T. Richardson — "The mark of a saint is not perfection, but consecration. A saint is not a man without faults, but a man who has given himself without reserve to God."

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