Quotemeal: Aug. 9th, 1958

Saturday, August 9, 1958

"The value of consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we will hear Him."
— William McGill

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"God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"As gold is purified in the furnace, so the faithful heart is purified by sorrow."
— Guarini —
"Understanding is knowing what to do; wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is actually doing it."
— Tristan Gulberd —
"Prayer wonderfully clears the vision; steadies the nerves; defines duty; stiffens the purpose; sweetens and strengthens the spirit."
— S. D. Gordon —

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Illustration of William McGill — "The value of consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we will hear Him."

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