Quotemeal: Mar. 16th, 2002

Saturday, March 16, 2002

"Faith says not, 'I see that it is good for me, so God must have sent it,' but, 'God sent it, and so it must be good for me.' Faith, walking in the dark with God, only prays Him to clasp its hand more closely."
— Phillips Brooks

More Quotemeal

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"The vine dresser is never nearer the vine than when He is pruning it."
Anonymous
"He who has God and Everything has nothing more than he who has God alone."
C. S. Lewis

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Illustration of Phillips Brooks — "Faith says not, 'I see that it is good for me, so God must have sent it,' but, 'God sent it, and so it must be good for me.' Faith, walking in the dark with God, only prays Him to clasp its hand more closely."

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