Quotemeal: Jun. 22nd, 1959

Monday, June 22, 1959

"The discussion of prayer is so great that it requires the Father to reveal it, His firstborn Word to teach it, and the Spirit to enable us to think and speak rightly of so great a subject."
— Origen

More Quotemeal

"We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another."
William Law
"Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength."
"Steadfastness in believing doth not exclude all temptations from without. When we say a tree is firmly rooted, we do not say the wind never blows upon it."
John Owen
"I can contribute nothing to my own salvation, except the sin from which I need to be redeemed."

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Illustration of Origen — "The discussion of prayer is so great that it requires the Father to reveal it, His firstborn Word to teach it, and the Spirit to enable us to think and speak rightly of so great a subject."

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