Quotemeal: Oct. 15th, 1961

Sunday, October 15, 1961

"To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us — and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love."
— Thomas Merton

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"We too often love things and use people when we should be using things and loving people."
— Author Unknown —
"As gold is purified in the furnace, so the faithful heart is purified by sorrow."
— Guarini —
"We find not in the Gospel, that Christ hath anywhere provided for the uniformity of churches, but only for their unity."
— Roger Williams —
"The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."
— Holmes —

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Illustration of Thomas Merton — "To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us — and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love."

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

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