Quotemeal: Dec. 9th, 1962

Sunday, December 9, 1962

"If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning."
— C. S. Lewis

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Illustration of C. S. Lewis — "If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Sunday, December 9, 1962

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'God Does What Seems Impossible' (Lk. 18:27)
"Jesus said, "The things that are impossible for people to do are possible for God to do.""
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Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Romans 6:6
"Christian, what hast thou to do with sin? Hath it not cost thee enough already? Burnt child, wilt thou play with the fire? What! when thou hast..."

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