Quotemeal: May. 3rd, 1958

Saturday, May 3, 1958

"The little troubles and worries of life may be as stumbling blocks in our way, or we may make them stepping-stones to a nobler character and to Heaven. Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things."
— Henry Ward Beecher

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"Invisible in His own nature [God] became visible in ours. Beyond our grasp, He chose to come within our grasp."
— Leo the Great —
"Without respect, love cannot go far or rise high: it is an angel with but one wing."
— Alexander Dumas —
"Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing."
— John of the Cross —
"There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great."
— G. K. Chesterton —

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Illustration of Henry Ward Beecher — "The little troubles and worries of life may be as stumbling blocks in our way, or we may make them stepping-stones to a nobler character and to Heaven. Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Saturday, May 3, 1958

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'He is Good' (2 Ch. 7:3)
"[The people of God were saying] "He is good! His faithful love endures forever!""
Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: 2 Peter 1:4
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