Quotemeal: Nov. 27th, 1959

Friday, November 27, 1959

"I don't think the Lord wants any pompous proclamation of thanks on one Thursday in November as much as He wants a little humble service from us every day in the year."
— Burton Hills

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Illustration of Burton Hills — "I don't think the Lord wants any pompous proclamation of thanks on one Thursday in November as much as He wants a little humble service from us every day in the year."

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