Quotemeal: Apr. 12th, 2002

Friday, April 12, 2002

"When we get our spiritual house in order, we'll be dead. This goes on. You arrive at enough certainty to be able to make your way, but it is making it in darkness. Don't expect faith to clear things up for you. It is trust, not certainty."
— Flannery O'Connor

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"It was not by dialectic that it pleased God to save His people; "for the kingdom of God consisteth in simplicity of faith, not in wordy contention.""
— St. Ambrose —
"The noble love of Jesus impels a man to do great things, and stirs him up to be always longing for what is more perfect."
— Thomas à Kempis —
"Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a living presence."
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge —
"God never gives us discernment in order that we may criticize, but that we may intercede."
— Oswald Chambers —

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Illustration of Flannery O'Connor — "When we get our spiritual house in order, we'll be dead. This goes on. You arrive at enough certainty to be able to make your way, but it is making it in darkness. Don't expect faith to clear things up for you. It is trust, not certainty."

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

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