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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"Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further."
"Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength."
"Next to the wicked lives of men, nothing is so great a disparagement and weakening to religion as the divisions of Christians."
"It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."

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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.