Quotemeal: Dec. 31st, 1957

Tuesday, December 31, 1957

"Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go."
— Brooks Atkinson

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"I was not born to be free. I was born to adore and to obey."
C. S. Lewis
"Some complain because the rose has thorns; Some give thanks because the thorns have roses."
"If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself."
"Gratitude is the most fruitful way of deepening your consciousness that you are not an "accident," but a divine choice."
Henri Nouwen

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Illustration of Brooks Atkinson — "Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go."

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