Quotemeal: May. 6th, 1962

Sunday, May 6, 1962

"We all need love, but we need it most when we deserve it least — when we have sinned against someone, when we have made poor choices, when we have failed. In these situations, ordinary love must become extra-ordinary love."
— Barbara Rosberg

More Quotemeal

"The repetition of small efforts will accomplish more than the occasional use of great talents."
"I will place no value on anything I have or may possess, except in relation to the kingdom of Christ."
"To take up the cross of Christ is no great action done once for all; it consists in the continual practice of small duties which are distasteful to us."
"The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God just before you."

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Illustration of Barbara Rosberg — "We all need love, but we need it most when we deserve it least — when we have sinned against someone, when we have made poor choices, when we have failed.  In these situations, ordinary love must become extra-ordinary love."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Sunday, May 6, 1962

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About This Devotional

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